'Marquise' definitions:

Definition of 'marquise'

(from WordNet)
noun
A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess [syn: marchioness, marquise]
noun
Permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn: marquee, marquise]

Definition of 'Marquise'

From: GCIDE
  • Marquise \Mar`quise"\, n. [F. See Marquis, and cf. Marquee.] The wife of a marquis; a marchioness. [1913 Webster]

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