Mar·quis (mär kw s), Donald Robert Perry 1878-1937. American journalist and humorist whose work was collected in volumes such as archy and mehitabel (1927). |
mar·quis (märkws, mär-k ) or mar·quess (märkws)n. pl. mar·quis·es (-kw -sz) or mar·quis (mär-kz) or mar·quess·es (-kw-sz) 1. A nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl or a count. 2. Used as a title for such a nobleman. [Middle English marques, from Old French marchis, marquis, from marche, border country, of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots.] |
marquis
Noun
pl -quises or -quis (in various countries) a nobleman ranking above a count, corresponding to a British marquess [Old French marchis count of the frontier]
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| Noun | 1. | Marquis - humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937) |
| 2. |  marquis - nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count |
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