Marquise

Definitions: Marquise

Marquise

Noun

1. A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess.

2. Permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.

Date "marquise" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references)

Etymology: Marquise \Mar`quise"\, noun. [French expression See Marquis, and compare to Marquee.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Marquise

Domain	Definitions
Chemistry	A ring with jewels set in the shape of a pointed oval; a gem or a ring setting or bezel usu. elliptical in shape but with pointed ends. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Marquise

Synonyms: marchioness (n), marquee (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Marquise

English words defined with "marquise": Marquise de Maintenon, Marquise de Montespan, Marquise de Pompdour. (references)

Specialty definitions using "marquise": Jacques ♦ Poisoners ♦ Succession Powder. (references)

Etymologies containing "marquise": marquee. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Marquise" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (marchioness, marquee, marquise, porch), German (marchioness, marquise).

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Modern Usage: Marquise

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Marquise des anges Angélique (1964)

Ma petite marquise (1937)

Tout va très bien madame la marquise (1936)

Die Marquise von Pompadour (1930)

Une vieille marquise très riche (1924)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Marquise

Domain	Title
Books	L'Élysée, histoire d'un palais : de la marquise de Pompadour à Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (reference) The Marquise & Pauline (reference) The Marquise and the Novice (reference) The Marquise De Brinvilliers (reference) The Marquise of O-- (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Marquise of O (reference) Marquise (reference) The Marquise of O (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Tout Va Tres Bien Madame La Marquise [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Marquise

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Use in Literature: Marquise

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	But this expiation was not sufficient for two noble women, Madame Courtin, Marquise de Boucs, and the Countess of Chateauvieux.
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Usage Frequency: Marquise

"Marquise" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 60.00% of the time. "Marquise" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	60%	3	202,518
Noun (singular)	40%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	5	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Marquise

The following table summarizes names related to "Marquise."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Marquita	Female	N/A	Marquis
Marquise	Male	English	Marquis
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expressions: Marquise

Expressions using "marquise": marquise de Maintenon ♦ marquise de Montespan ♦ marquise de Pompdour. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Marquise

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
hudspeth marquise	45	collette marquise	4
marquise	45	1 2 carat diamond marquise	4
colette marquise	19	marquise shoes	4
marquise diamond	17	cz gold in marquise ring	4
marquise de pompadour	16	loose marquise diamond	4
marquise walker	16	chocolate marquise	3
marquise diamond ring	12	2 carat diamond marquise ring	3
marquise de sade	12	entertainment marquise	3
houston marquise	11	angelique marquise	3
marquise zechs	7	marquise ring setting	3
engagement ring marquise	7	cut diamond marquise princess	2
angelique anges des marquise	7	liverpool marquise	2
marquise diamond engagement ring	6	bien la madame marquise tout tres va	2
hudspeth marquise video	6	marquise diamond anniversary band	2
kately marquise	6	gray marquise	2
diamond marquise cut	6	hill marquise	2
marquise ring	5	la marquise	2
marquise marriott	5	marquise at whistler	2
marquise band	4	cut diamond earring marquise stud	2
hudspeth marquise shooting	4
		cut diamond earring marquise stud	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Marquise

Language		Translations for "marquise"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		markeze (marchioness). (various references)

Arabic		‏المركيزة زوجة المركيز (marchioness). (various references)

Bulgarian		маркиза (marchioness, marquee). (various references)

Czech		žena markýze. (various references)

Finnish		markiisitar (marchioness). (various references)

French		marquise (marchioness, marquee). (various references)

German		marquise (marchioness). (various references)

Greek		μαρκησία (marchioness). (various references)

Hungarian		márkiné (marchioness). (various references)

Italian		marchesa (marchioness, marquis). (various references)

Pig Latin		arquisemay

Portuguese		marquesa (marchpane, pentode), marquês (marquetry), alpendre (barrack, cot, gallery, hovel, lean to, outhouse, penthouse, porch, shed, shelter, terrace). (various references)

Romanian		marchizã (awning, marchioness, marquee, marquess, porch roof, tambour). (various references)

Russian		маркиза (marchioness, sun-blind). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		markiza (marchioness). (various references)

Spanish		marquesa (marchioness). (various references)

Swedish		markisinna (marchioness). (various references)

Turkish		markiz (marchioness), beyzi yüzük. (various references)

Ukranian		маркіза (blind, marchioness). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Marquise

Derivations
	Words beginning with "marquise": marquises, marquisette, marquisettes. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Marquise" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Marcasse, marcusian, Marcussen, Margulies, markazi, marqui, marquisset, merkusii, muriqui, Nerquis. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Marquise

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-i-m-q-r-s-u"
	-1 letter: marques, marquis, masquer, uremias.
	-2 letters: aimers, amuser, armies, maquis, marque, masque, quires, ramies, risque, square, squire, squirm, umiaqs, uremia.
	-3 letters: aimer, amies, amirs, amuse, arise, arums, aurei, aures, auris, emirs, mairs, maqui, mares, marse, maser, mires, miser, muras, mures, muser, quais, quare, quasi, quire, raise, ramie, ramus, reams, rimes, serai, serum, sieur, simar.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-i-m-q-r-s-u"
	+1 letter: marquises, quagmires, ramequins.
	+2 letters: marquisate, quizmaster, semiquaver.
	+3 letters: aquamarines, lambrequins, marquetries, marquisates, marquisette, microquakes, quagmiriest, quizmasters, semiquavers.
	+4 letters: acquirements, marqueteries, marquisettes, masquerading, quadrenniums.
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