marquises

Meaning of marquises

noun
  1. A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona.
noun
  1. A marchioness, especially one who is French.
  2. A marquee.
  3. (jewelry) An oval cut diamond with pointed ends.
  4. A canopy, usually of glass, set as a shelter over a door opening onto a terrace or pavement.
  5. A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.
  6. A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs and cream.

Information about marquises

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of marquises is: marquise.
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Hyphenation of marquises

mar-quises

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • marquises is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

marquises synonyms

Meaning :

marchioness

Words that rhyme with marquises

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