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mar·quess
 (mär'kwĭs) Pronunciation Key
n. Variant of marquis. |
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| mar·quis
(mär'kwĭs, mär-kē') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mar·quis·es (-kwĭ-sĭz) or mar·quis (mär-kēz') or mar·quess·es (-kwĭ-sĭz)
[Middle English marques, from Old French marchis, marquis, from marche, border country, of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| marquess | |
noun | |
| 1. | nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn: marquis] |
| 2. | a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl |
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Marquess
Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See Marquis.] A marquis. Lady marquess, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.
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