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Marquis

mar·quis

UK/ˈmɑː.kwɪs/ US/mɑɹˈki/ fairly common

noun

1.

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

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2.

nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

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Origin

From Middle English markis, from Old French markis, marchis, from Late Latin marchensis, from Old High German marcha and Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”). Meaning is “lord of the march”, in sense of march (“border country”).

Phrases

  • macaroni marquis
  • Marquis of Queensberry rules
  • Marquis reagent
  • Marquis wheat

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