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marquis

marquis (nobleman)

noun mar-KEE Less Common

Usage Note

Marquis is a rank of French nobility between duke and count. The final 's' is silent — mar-KEE. The feminine form is marquise, which also names a type of ring setting and a glass canopy over a doorway.

Examples

"Le marquis vivait dans un grand château."

Natural Translation

The marquis lived in a grand château.

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