/mahr keez"/ ; Fr. /mannrdd keez"/ , n. , pl. marquises /-kee"ziz/ ; Fr. /-keez"/ .
1. the wife or widow of a marquis.
2. a lady holding the rank equal to that of a marquis.
3. Jewelry.
a. Also called marquise cut . a gem cut, esp. for a diamond, yielding a low pointed oval with many facets, usually 58.
b. a gem cut in this style, esp. a diamond. Cf. navette .
4. ( often used with a pl. v. ) Brit. marquee (def. 3).
5. Also called marquise chair . Fr. Furniture. a wide bergère. Also, Brit., marchioness (for defs. 1, 2).
[ 1700-10; ]