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What is a marquis?

What is a marquis? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. 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.
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Griselde, once again, accepted her fate and protested her love for the marquis, solely requesting her dignity upon exodus from the palace.
It's a blandly renovated building with a pretentious marquis bedecked with flags.
But from 1385, the establishment of superior titles of duke, marquis, and viscount pushed barons into the lowest rank of the nobility.
Next came the marquis of Winchester, Lord Treasurer, bearing the orb as he had done for Mary.
The servants of a duke or marquis had seven rows of curls on their state wigs, six on their house wigs and five on their carriage wigs.
The 12 th marquis was an accomplished jazz pianist and his elder son likes to chill out with his guitar.

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