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bkz.marquis
{i} marki
i., bak. marquis
(isim) marki

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Her markiz uşak sahibi olmak ister. - Every marquis wants to have pageboys.

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(isim) marki
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A title of nobility, ranking beneath a duke and above an earl
A marquis
a marquis. or marquis European title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a duke and above a count or earl. The wife of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise. The term originally denoted a count holding a march, or mark (frontier district). Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Dalhousie James Andrew Broun Ramsay marquess of Gálvez José marquess de la Sonora Graziani Roldolfo marquess di Neghelli Montrose James Graham 5th earl and 1st marquess of Pombal Sebastião de Carvalho marquess de Pucci Emilio marquess di Barsento Rockingham Charles Watson Wentworth 2nd marquess of Wellesley of Norragh Richard Colley Wellesley Marquess Curzon of Kedleston George Nathaniel Curzon Marquess Lansdowne Henry Charles Keith Petty Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Salisbury Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil 3rd marquess of Caulaincourt Armand Augustin Louis marquis de Condorcet Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat marquis de La Galissonnière Roland Michel Barrin marquis de Laplace Pierre Simon marquis de Louvois François Michel Le Tellier marquis de Sade Marquis de Lafayette Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier marquis de Montcalm de Saint Véran Louis Joseph de Montcalm Grozon marquis de
{i} British title of nobility ranking between a duke and an earl, marquis
a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl

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marquis
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 patent
marquis
{n} a title of honor next below a duke
Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis
born Dec. 31, 1738, London, Eng. died Oct. 5, 1805, Ghazipur, India British soldier and statesman. In 1780, during the American Revolution, he was appointed British commander in the American South. He defeated Horatio Gates at Camden, S.C., then marched into Virginia and encamped at Yorktown (see Siege of Yorktown). Trapped and besieged there, he was forced to surrender his army (1781), a defeat that effectively ended military operations in the war. Despite his defeat, he retained esteem in England. As governor-general of India (1786-93, 1805), he introduced legal and administrative reforms; the Cornwallis Code (1793) established a tradition of incorruptible British civil servants. In the third Mysore War he defeated Tippu Sultan in 1792. As viceroy of Ireland (1798-1801), he supported the parliamentary union of Britain and Ireland. He negotiated the Anglo-French Treaty of Amiens in 1802. Reappointed governor-general of India in 1805, he died shortly after his arrival there
Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquess of Rockingham
born May 13, 1730 died July 1, 1782, London, Eng. British politician. From 1751 to 1762 he served as gentleman of the bedchamber for George II and then George III, who appointed him prime minister in 1765. He obtained repeal of the unpopular Stamp Act but agreed to the passage of the Declaratory Act. His ministry collapsed through internal dissension in 1766. He and Edmund Burke led the parliamentary opposition to the ministries in power and spoke in favour of independence for the American colonies. In his brief second ministry (1782), he began peace negotiations with the U.S. and obtained legislative independence for the Irish parliament
Emilio marquess di Barsento Pucci
born Nov. 20, 1914, Naples, Italy died Nov. 29, 1992, Florence Italian fashion designer and politician. He became a designer when a fashion photographer for Vogue noticed his original ski outfit and asked him to design women's ski clothes. He is best known for his tight shantung "Pucci pants" and vividly printed silk dresses and blouses. His colourful, less formal uniforms for Braniff flight attendants were the first of their kind. Later he branched into men's fashions, perfume, and ceramics. He was a member of the Italian Parliament (1963-72)
First Marquess Cornwallis
{i} Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805), British general during the Revolutionary War (surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in 1781)
George Nathaniel Curzon Marquess Curzon
or Lord Curzon born Jan. 11, 1859, Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, Eng. died March 20, 1925, London British viceroy of India (1898-1905) and foreign secretary (1919-24). Eldest son of a baron, he studied at Oxford and entered Parliament in 1886. A world tour left him with an infatuation for Asia, and in 1891 he became undersecretary of state for India; he was named viceroy in 1898. There he reduced taxes and ordered immediate punishment of any Briton who ill-treated Indian nationals. He presided over the unpopular Partition of Bengal and resigned after a clash with Lord Kitchener. He later served in the cabinets of H.H. Asquith and David Lloyd George
George Nathaniel Curzon Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
or Lord Curzon born Jan. 11, 1859, Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, Eng. died March 20, 1925, London British viceroy of India (1898-1905) and foreign secretary (1919-24). Eldest son of a baron, he studied at Oxford and entered Parliament in 1886. A world tour left him with an infatuation for Asia, and in 1891 he became undersecretary of state for India; he was named viceroy in 1898. There he reduced taxes and ordered immediate punishment of any Briton who ill-treated Indian nationals. He presided over the unpopular Partition of Bengal and resigned after a clash with Lord Kitchener. He later served in the cabinets of H.H. Asquith and David Lloyd George
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Lansdowne
born Jan. 14, 1845, London, Eng. died June 3, 1927, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ire. Irish nobleman and British diplomat. He inherited his father's title and wealth in 1866 and served in William E. Gladstone's Liberal administration. In 1885, as governor-general of Canada (1883-88), he helped settle the rebellion led by Louis Riel. As viceroy of India (1888-94) under a Conservative government, he reorganized the police, reconstituted legislative councils, closed Indian mints to the free coinage of silver, and extended railway and irrigation works. As secretary of war (1895-1900), he was blamed for British unpreparedness in the South African War. As foreign secretary (1900-06), he concluded the Entente Cordiale
James Andrew Broun Ramsay marquess of Dalhousie
born April 22, 1812, Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scot. died Dec. 19, 1860, Dalhousie Castle British governor-general of India (1847-56). He entered Parliament in 1837 and later served as president of the Board of Trade, gaining a reputation for administrative efficiency. As governor-general of India he acquired territory by both peaceful and military means. Though he created the map of modern India through his annexations of independent provinces, his greatest achievement was the molding of these provinces into a modern centralized state. He developed a modern communication and transportation system and instituted social reforms. He left India in 1856, but his controversial policy of annexation was considered a contributing factor to the Indian Mutiny (1857)
James Graham 5th earl and 1st marquess of Montrose
born 1612 died May 21, 1650, Edinburgh, Scot. Scottish general in the English Civil Wars. He served in the Covenanter army that invaded northern England (1640) but remained a royalist. Appointed lieutenant-general by Charles I (1644), he led his royalist army of Highlanders and Irish to victories in major battles in Scotland. After Charles's defeat in 1645, Montrose fled to the European continent. He returned to Scotland in 1650 with 1,200 men, but he was defeated, captured, and hanged
Richard Colley Wellesley Marquess Wellesley
born June 20, 1760, Dangan, County Meath, Ire. died Sept. 26, 1842, London, Eng. British statesman. He inherited his father's Irish title as earl of Mornington and sat in the Irish House of Lords from 1781. He served in the British House of Commons (1784-97). As governor of Madras and governor general of Bengal (1797-1805), he used military force and annexation to greatly enlarge the British Empire in India, but he was recalled by the East India Co. for his vast expenditures. In 1809 he went to Spain to make diplomatic preparations for the Peninsular War; he served as foreign secretary (1809-12). As lord lieutenant of Ireland (1821-28, 1833-34) he tried to reconcile Protestants and Catholics. Despite his own achievements, he became increasingly jealous of his younger brother, the duke of Wellington
Richard Colley Wellesley Marquess Wellesley of Norragh
born June 20, 1760, Dangan, County Meath, Ire. died Sept. 26, 1842, London, Eng. British statesman. He inherited his father's Irish title as earl of Mornington and sat in the Irish House of Lords from 1781. He served in the British House of Commons (1784-97). As governor of Madras and governor general of Bengal (1797-1805), he used military force and annexation to greatly enlarge the British Empire in India, but he was recalled by the East India Co. for his vast expenditures. In 1809 he went to Spain to make diplomatic preparations for the Peninsular War; he served as foreign secretary (1809-12). As lord lieutenant of Ireland (1821-28, 1833-34) he tried to reconcile Protestants and Catholics. Despite his own achievements, he became increasingly jealous of his younger brother, the duke of Wellington
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd marquess of Salisbury
born , Feb. 3, 1830, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Eng. died Aug. 22, 1903, Hatfield British prime minister (1885-86, 1886-92, 1895-1902). He served in Benjamin Disraeli's government as secretary for India (1874-78) and foreign secretary (1878-80), helping to convene the Congress of Berlin. He led the Conservative Party opposition in the House of Lords, then became prime minister on three occasions beginning in 1885, usually serving concurrently as foreign secretary. He opposed alliances, maintained strong national interests, and presided over an expansion of Britain's colonial empire, especially in Africa. He retired in 1902 in favour of his nephew, Arthur James Balfour
Roldolfo marquess di Neghelli Graziani
born Aug. 11, 1882, Filettino, Italy died Jan. 11, 1955, Rome Italian field marshal and adherent of Benito Mussolini. He was commander in chief of Italian forces in Libya (1930-34), governor of Italian Somaliland (1935-36), and viceroy of Ethiopia (1936-37). At the outbreak of World War II, he advanced against Egypt from Libya, was defeated by the British under Archibald Percival Wavell, and resigned his post in 1941. After the Italian armistice of 1943, he became defense minister of the German-backed Italian republic. Sentenced to 19 years' imprisonment in 1950, he was released the same year. He later became a leader of the Italian neofascist movement
Sebastião de Carvalho marquess de Pombal
born May 13, 1699, Lisbon, Port. died May 8, 1782, Pombal Portuguese reformer. After serving as ambassador to England and Vienna, he became chief minister to King Joseph and came to dominate Portuguese politics (1750-77). He encouraged industry and commerce and stimulated trade with Brazil. After the 1755 earthquake that devastated Lisbon, he organized aid and reconstruction efforts. He restricted the power of the nobility, had the Jesuits imprisoned or deported to Rome (1759), reorganized Portugal's army, and reformed the university educational system. After Joseph's death (1777), Pombal's power disappeared; under Queen Maria I, he was accused of abuse of power and banished from Lisbon to his estates
marquesses
plural of marquess
marquis
nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
marquis
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
marquis
The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent
marquis
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. 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 patent
marquis
nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
marquis
A marquis is a male member of the nobility who has a rank between duke and earl. a man who, in the British system of noble titles, has a rank between duke and earl (marche )
marquis
Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom
marquis
Noun (Plural: Marquises) See Marquess
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The original Mercury Marquis was a 1967, high-line 2-door hardtop The Marquis line was expanded through the years 1969-1982 to include a Grand Marquis andMarquis Brougham, and the series were offered in varying body styles From 1983 to 1986, the Marquis was a mid-size, 4- or 6-cylinder car that was basically the same as the mid-size Ford LTD The Grand Marquis and Marquis Broughams were the full-size Mercurys in this period
marquis
{i} title of nobility which ranks between a duke and a count
marquis
Newly released (1996) variety by W New York's Geneva Research Station from a cross between the Athens and Emerald (Seedless) grapes Large cluster, winter hardy, seedless, delicate white-wine producing or excellent tablegrape with mild "foxy" flavor and moderate disease resistance Ripens in mid-September as a mildly fruity berry, developing a rich Labrusca flavor if left to ripen on the vine Promising results have been reported for Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan and New York
marquis
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke
marquis
earldoms/counties at the edge of a realm were called "Mark" Such earldoms/counties were more important than the ordinary earldoms The count of a Mark, a Mark-Count, later became Marquis The German equivalent is Margrave (female equivalent Margravine)
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    /ˈmärkwəs/ /ˈmɑːrkwəs/

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    [ 'mär-kw&s ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English marquis, markis, from Middle French marquis, alteration of marchis, from marche march.