transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmär-kwəs ]
noun
or mar·quis ˈmär-kwəs, mär-ˈkē
( plural mar·quess·es or mar·quis·es -kwə-səz ; or mar·quis -ˈkē(z))
Etymology: Middle English marquis, markis, from Anglo-French marquys, markys, from marche march
Date: 14th century
1. : a nobleman of hereditary rank in Europe and Japan
2. : a member of the British peerage ranking below a duke and above an earl
• mar·quess·ate ˈmär-kwə-sət or mar·quis·ate ˈmär-kwə-zət, -sət noun