marquis

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mar·quis [marquis marquises] BrE [ˈmɑːkwɪs] NAmE [ˈmɑːrkwɪs] noun
1. (in some European countries but not Britain) a ↑nobleman of high rank between a ↑count and a ↑duke
2. = ↑marquess

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French marchis, reinforced by Old French marquis, both from the base of march ‘an area of land on the border between two countries or territories’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  marquess, Marquis, Don Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis