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marquis

[mahr-kwis, mahr-kee, mar-kee] / ˈmɑr kwɪs, mɑrˈki, marˈki /
NOUN
lord
Synonyms
STRONG
aristocrat baron bishop captain commandant commander count dad don duke earl governor king leader liege magnate monarch nobility noble nobleman overlord parliamentarian patrician peer potentate prince royalty ruler seigneur sovereign superior viscount
WEAK
man upstairs old man
Antonyms
STRONG
commoner follower inferior servant
NOUN
nobleman
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aristocrat blue blood emperor patrician
STRONG
archduke baron baronet count duke earl gentleman grandee knight lord magnifico noble peer prince valet viscount
Antonyms
STRONGEST
commoner

Example Sentences

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Hilton agrees to concede defeat when Villaraigosa promises to make him the marquis of Huntington Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

A 2005 biography of Bradford suggested she was indeed descended from lofty stock by way of her mother, who was, it said, the illegitimate daughter of a marquis.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

Daly presented her with a five-carat marquis diamond ring.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 20, 2020

Wright made her second trip to America in 1824, when she traveled with the marquis de Lafayette during his farewell tour of the United States.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

L’Hôpital was so enthralled by the new mathematics that he persuaded Bernoulli to send him all Bernoulli’s new mathematical discoveries for the marquis to use as he desired, in return for cash.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife