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Meaning of marquis
A hereditary title of honor ranking below a duke and above an earl
Etymology of marquis
The word "marquis" has its roots in the Old French "marquis", which is derived from the Germanic "mark", meaning "border" or "march", and the Latin "marchio", meaning "nobleman" or "lord of the march"
Historically, the title of marquis was associated with the lord of a march, a territorial entity that served as a buffer zone between kingdoms or empires
Synonyms
noble
aristocrat
lord
earl
viscount
baron
duke
count
prince
king
emperor
monarch
magnate
grandee
patrician
peer
gentleman
nobleman
gent
esquire
squire
knight
chevalier
seigneur
don
cavalier
grandee
aristocratic
blueblood
highborn
patrician
upperclass
elite
gentry
nobility
elite
uppercrust
cream
crème
de la crème
Definitions
- A nobleman of high rank, below a duke and above an earl
- * A title of honor ranking below a duke and above an earl
Usage Examples
- The marquis of Buckingham was a prominent figure in the royal court
- * The title of marquis has been passed down through generations of the family
Antonyms
commoner
plebeian
peasant
serf
vassal
subject
subordinate
inferior
lowborn
humble
ordinary
mundane
base
ignoble
plebian
proletarian
bourgeois
middleclass
workingclass
underclass
lowerclass