Definitions for: Marquis


[n] nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
[n] humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)



Webster (1913) Definition: Mar"quis, n. [F. marquis, OF. markis, marchis, LL.
marchensis; of German origin; cf. G. mark bound, border,
march, OHG. marcha. See March border, and cf.
Marchioness, Marquee, Marquess.]
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next
below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer
whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the
kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere
title conferred by patent.

Synonyms: Don Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis, marquess

See Also: humorist, humourist, Lord, noble, nobleman

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