"marquis" meaning in English

See marquis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mɑɹˈki/ [General-American], /ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/ [General-American], /mɑɹˈkiz/ [General-American] (note: for the plural spelled marquis) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-marquis.wav Forms: marquises [plural], marquis [plural], marquisses [obsolete, plural], marquess [alternative], marquesse [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English markis, from Old French markis, marchis, from Late Latin marchensis, from Old High German marcha and Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary”). Meaning is “lord of the march”, in sense of march (“border country”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|markis}} Middle English markis, {{der|en|fro|markis}} Old French markis, {{der|en|LL.|marchensis}} Late Latin marchensis, {{der|en|goh|marcha}} Old High German marcha, {{der|en|frk|*marku}} Frankish *marku, {{der|en|gem-pro|*markō}} Proto-Germanic *markō, {{der|en|ine-pro|*marǵ-||edge, boundary}} Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|marquis|marquisses|pl3qual=obsolete}} marquis (plural marquises or marquis or (obsolete) marquisses)
  1. A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. 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 letters patent or letters close. Categories (topical): Nobility
    Sense id: en-marquis-en-noun-1cEL3F~j Disambiguation of Nobility: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia). Categories (lifeform): Limenitidine butterflies
    Sense id: en-marquis-en-noun-5JzsGMC7 Disambiguation of Limenitidine butterflies: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macaroni marquis, marquisate, marquisdom, marquisess, Marquis of Queensberry rules, Marquis reagent, marquisship, Marquis wheat Related terms: marchioness, marquee, marquise

Inflected forms

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