marquis

Meaning of 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 letters patent or letters close.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona.

Information about marquis

It is a name.
Languages in which marquis is used:
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- Catalan
- English

Hyphenation of marquis

mar-quis

It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
marquis is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

marquis synonyms

Meaning Marquis:

Meaning marquess:

Translation of marquis

German: Markgraf
Portuguese: marquês
Spanish: marqués
Italian: marchese

Anagrams of marquis

Words that rhyme with marquis

quis, Maquis, Yaquis, alfaquis, maquis, sambaquis, chiquichiquis, Yanquis, yanquis, croquis, Marquis, charquis, ololiuquis

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