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marquis

/mɑɹˈki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
mar-quis
IPA
/mɑɹˈki/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

name

A surname from French.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place name:

Countable; Uncountable

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 *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”). Meaning is “lord of the march”, in sense of march (“border country”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɑɹˈki/
  • British English: /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

marquises (plural) marquisses (obsolete, plural) marquess (alternative) marquesse (alternative)

Derived Forms

marquisate marquisdom marquisess marquisship

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

marchioness marquee marquise

Synonyms

marquess

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce marquis?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɑɹˈki/.
What does marquis mean?
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.
Where does marquis come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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