different between marquis vs marquise

English

Alternative forms

• marquess

Etymology

From French marquis, from Old French markis, marchis, from Late Latin marchensis, from Old High German marcha and Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *mark?, from Proto-Indo-European *mar?- (“edge, boundary”).

Meaning is “lord of the march”, in sense of march (“border country”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??.kw?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /m??.?ki/, /?m??.kw?s/
• (General American, for the plural spelled marquis) IPA^(key): /m??.?kiz/

Noun

marquis (plural marquises or marquis)

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.

Derived terms

• marchioness
• marquee
• marquisate

Translations

Anagrams

• asquirm

Catalan

Verb

marquis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of marcar

French

Etymology

Old French marchis, from the same origin as marcher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?.ki/

Noun

marquis m (plural marquis, feminine marquise)

1. marquess (title of nobility)

Further reading

• “marquis” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquise.

Noun

marquise (plural marquises)

1. (chiefly historical) A marchioness, especially one who is French.

   Synonym: marchioness
2. A marquee.
3. (jewelry) An oval cut diamond with pointed ends.
4. (architecture) A canopy, usually of glass, set as a shelter over a door opening onto a terrace or pavement.

   • The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

5. (historical) A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.
7. (cooking) A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and cream.

Derived terms

• marquee

French

Etymology

Feminine of marquis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?.kiz/

Noun

marquise f (plural marquises)

1. marchioness (a member of foreign nobility)
2. (by extension) a type of finger-ring
3. (architecture) awning, marquee (projecting canopy over an entrance)

   Synonym: auvent

Descendants

• ? English: marquise
• ? German: Markise
• ? Portuguese: marquise, marquesa

Further reading

• “marquise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• marquesa

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquise.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mar?qui?se

Noun

marquise f (plural marquises)

1. (Portugal, architecture) a glass veranda

   Synonym: marquesa

2. (Brazil, architecture) canopy (overhanging or projecting roof structure)

   Synonyms: alpendre, telheiro

References