mar‧quis /ˈmɑːkwəs, ˈmɑːkwɪs $ ˈmɑːr-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: marche 'border area']
a man who, in the British system of
noble titles, has a rank between
duke and
earl:
the Marquis of Bath [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲