Associations to the word «Marquis»
Noun
- Gaston
- Jin
- Lettre
- Guillaume
- Archduke
- Marguerite
- Kinsman
- Tuscany
- Pierre
- Massa
- Genoa
- Wen
- Bernardo
- Lordship
- Notary
- Louis
- Rousseau
- Earl
- Reagent
- Yi
- Francesco
- Bonaparte
- Roche
- Diplomat
- Naples
- Franc
- Regency
- Pont
- Campo
- Laval
- Venetian
- Marque
- Michel
- Portugal
- Manuel
- Confucius
- Parisian
- Salamanca
- Ferdinand
- Excellency
- Jesuit
- Laurent
- Jean
- Ganges
- Custer
- Lima
- Helene
- Boyer
- Silva
- Title
- Antoinette
- Fernando
- Maison
- Havre
- Xiii
- Nephew
- Gabrielle
- Sable
- Castile
- Ambassador
- Xv
- Croix
- Frenchman
- Entreaty
- Cruz
- Married
- Louise
- Lorraine
- Xvi
- Annette
- Porte
- Beaufort
- Piedmont
- Providence
- Fay
- Valle
- Parma
- Luis
- Pereira
- Dauphin
- Moreau
- Spain
- Casa
- Heir
- Madrid
- Jules
- Hastings
- Rupert
- Isabella
- Jeanne
Verb
Adverb
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.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.