Associations to the word «Marquis»
Noun
- Lafayette
- Fayette
- Marriott
- Comte
- Montrose
- Duc
- Cornwallis
- Chevalier
- Viceroy
- Armand
- Vila
- Mendoza
- Este
- Wellesley
- François
- Ferrara
- Nobleman
- Monsieur
- Aristocrat
- Argyll
- Chateau
- Antoine
- Argyle
- Baptiste
- Oaxaca
- Richelieu
- Abbe
- Mademoiselle
- Viscount
- Rodrigo
- Toledo
- Alexandre
- Valet
- Ito
- De
- Henri
- Auguste
- Augustin
- Boniface
- Colbert
- Nicolas
- Voltaire
- Alphonse
- Francois
- Buckingham
- Philippe
- Pinto
- Salisbury
- Torre
- Emmanuel
- Duke
- Dorset
- Livre
- Pedro
- Marie
- Clermont
- Aix
- Mme
- Nobility
- Count
- Bourbon
- Peerage
- Marquess
- Countess
- Mercury
- Versailles
- Madame
- Jacobite
- Alfonso
- Royalist
- Conti
- Heiress
- Marshal
- Jacques
- Fief
- Savoy
- Xiv
- Aragon
- Filippo
- Madeleine
- Montagu
- Duchess
- Le
- Fleece
- José
- Gilbert
- Asturias
- Provence
- Etienne
- Roi
- Gonzalo
- Claude
- Sardinia
- Yves
- Eldest
- Baron
- Statesman
- Cesare
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
MARQUIS, 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 patent.
Dictionary definition
MARQUIS, noun. Humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937).
MARQUIS, noun. Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count.
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