marquis

Alternative forms

 * (with a feminine suffix, but still masculine in gender)

Etymology
From, from , , from , from and , from , from.

Meaning is “lord of the march”, in sense of.

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 letters patent or letters close.
 * 2) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus  (or ).

Etymology
From, from the same origin as.

Noun

 * 1) marquess (title of nobility)