Marquette, Jacques
Marquette, Jacques

marquis


Definition: Meaning of, marquis in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɑːkwɪs /

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Singular Plural
marquis marquises or marquis
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  1. a man who, in the British system of NOBLE titles, has a rank between DUKE and EARL
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Marquis


Definition: Meaning of, Marquis in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɑːkwɪs /

  • noun
  • synonym
  • antonym
Word Forms:
Singular Plural
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  1. 1878-1937 humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches
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    Don Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis
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Marquis used in phrases

  • Don Marquis (noun)
    1. 1878-1937 humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches
  • Donald Robert Perry Marquis (noun)
    1. 1878-1937 humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches
  • Marquis de Condorcet (noun)
    1. 1743-1794 french mathematician and philosopher
  • Marquis de Lafayette (noun)
    1. 1757-1834 french soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution
  • Marquis de Laplace (noun)
    1. 1749-1827 french mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability
  • Marquis de Sade (noun)
    1. 1740-1814 french soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term 'sadism'
  • Sade, Marquis de
    1. (1740-1814) a French writer who was put in prison for his violent sexual actions. He wrote novels and plays about the sexual pleasure he got from hurting other people, and SADISM, the word for this type of sexual pleasure, is based on his name.
  • Second Marquis of Rockingham (noun)
    1. 1730-1782 english statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies
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