Noun: marquess maa(r)-kwis
- Nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
"The marquess hosted a grand ball at his estate";
- marquis
- A British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
"The marquess represented his region in the House of Lords"
Derived forms: marquesses
Type of: adult female, Lord, noble, nobleman, peer [Brit], woman
Encyclopedia: Marquess, Paul