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marquise

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: marquise

1
 n
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
2
 n
permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: marquise
1

n a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess

Synonyms:
marchioness
Examples:
Marquise de Maintenon
French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart
French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson
French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
Type of:
Lady, noblewoman, peeress
a woman of the peerage in Britain
2

n permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.

Synonyms:
marquee
Type of:
canopy
a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
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