- marquis, or marquess
- marquis, or marquess/markiy/markwas/In English law, one of the second order of nobility; next in order to a duke
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marquis, or marquess
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marquis, or marquess — /markiy/markwas/ In English law, one of the second order of nobility; next in order to a duke … Black's law dictionary
marquess — marquis, or marquess /markiy/markwas/ In English law, one of the second order of nobility; next in order to a duke … Black's law dictionary
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