MARQUIS meaning: Noble rank below a duke

We found 28 dictionaries that define the word marquis:

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marquis: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Marquis, marquis: Merriam-Webster
marquis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
marquis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
marquis: Collins English Dictionary
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Marquis, marquis: Wordnik
marquis: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
marquis: Wiktionary
marquis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
marquis: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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Marquis, marquis: Dictionary.com
marquis: Online Etymology Dictionary
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Marquis: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
marquis: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
marquis: Rhymezone
Marquis: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
marquis: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
marquis: FreeDictionary.org
marquis: Mnemonic Dictionary
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▸ noun:  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.
▸ noun:  Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia).
▸ noun:  A surname from French.

Opposite:

earl, viscount, baron, duke, count

Types:

marquess, earl, viscount, baron, count, more...

Phrases:

Don Marquis, marquis don, Marquis reagent, Marquis de Sade, Marquis de Lafayette, more...

Adjectives:

first, young, old, noble, late, second, present, third, great, french, dear

Colors:

crimson, burgundy, gold, emerald, sapphire, more...

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