MARQUISE


Meaning of MARQUISE in English

/ mɑːˈkiːz; NAmE mɑːrˈkiːz/ noun

1.

the wife of a marquis

2.

a woman who has the rank of a marquis

—compare marchioness

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: French , feminine of marquis .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.