MARQUE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan marca, from marcar to mark, seize as pledge, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark Date: 15th century reprisal , retaliation, letters of ~ , II. noun Etymology: French, mark, brand, from Middle French, from ~r to mark, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark Date: 1906 a brand or make of a product (as a sports car)