Noun: marquise maa(r)'keez
- A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
"The marquise attended the royal ball in her finest jewels";
- marchioness
- Permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
"Guests were sheltered from the rain under the hotel's ornate marquise";
- marquee
Sounds like: marlin, marluise, marq
Type of: canopy, Lady [Brit], noblewoman [Brit], peeress [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Marquise, Pas-de-Calais