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Marquis is a French title of nobility. The English equivalent is Marquess

Marquess

A marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European monarchies and some of their colonies. The term is also used to render equivalent oriental styles as in imperial China and Japan....
, while in German, it is Markgraf.

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Marquis is a French title of nobility. The English equivalent is Marquess

Marquess

André Marquis
André Marquis

Andr? Marquis was a France Vichy France admiral, famous for the scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon.Marquis was pr?fet maritime of Toulon, and as such, responsible for the administration of the city....
, Vichy French admiral responsible for the scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon in 1942
Don Marquis
Don Marquis

Don Marquis was an American humorist, journalist and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist and playwright. He is best remembered for creating the characters Archy and Mehitabel, supposed authors of humorous verse....
(1878-1937), writer, poet, and journalist
Jason Marquis
Jason Marquis

Jason Scott Marquis is an United States Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.Through 2008, in games that were late and close Marquis held batters to a .215 batting average....
, Major League Baseball pitcher
Richard Marquis
Richard Marquis

Richard Marquis is an American Glass art artist who was born September 17, 1945 in Bumblebee, Arizona. He studied both ceramics and glass at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a BA in 1969 and an MA in 1972....
(born 1945), American glass artist
Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade

Donatien Alphonse Fran?ois de Sade, Marquis de Sade was a France aristocrat, revolutionary and novelist. His novels were philosophical novel and sadomasochistic, exploring such controversial subjects as rape, bestiality and necrophilia....
, a French aristocrat, author and namesake for the term Sadism
Marquis Cor Von, a name briefly used by Monty Brown
Monty Brown

Montaque N. "Monty" Brown is an United States professional wrestling and former National Football League linebacker. He is best known for his time with both World Wrestling Entertainment's Extreme Championship Wrestling WWE Brand Extension, where he wrestled under the ring name Marcus Cor Von, and, prior to that, Total Nonstop Action...
, a former football player/professional wrestler

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Marquis des Baux, a small village in southern France
Marquis No. 191, Saskatchewan
Marquis No. 191, Saskatchewan

Marquis No. 191 is a rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan. It is located in Division No. 2, Saskatchewan....
, a rural municipality in Canada
Marquis, Saskatchewan
Marquis, Saskatchewan

Marquis, Saskatchewan is a village located on the Saskatchewan Highway 42 about 32 km northwest of Moose Jaw. It was incorporated in 1910and, as of 2001, has 94 inhabitants....
, a Canadian village

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Marquis Miami
Marquis Miami

Marquis is a skyscraper in Downtown_Miami Miami, Florida. It is currently under construction, and topped out in March 2008. It is expected to open at the end of 2008....
, a skyscraper in Miami, Florida
Marquis Who’s Who, a biographical publisher
Marquis reagent
Marquis reagent

The Marquis reagent is used as a simple spot-test to presumptively identify alkaloids as well as other compounds. It is composed of a mixture of formaldehyde and concentrated sulfuric acid, which is dripped onto the substance being tested....
, used as a simple spot-test to identify alkaloids
Marquis Fraternity is a college mens' fraternity, primarily found in the Midwestern US, which eschews traditional "Greek" fraternity values, in favor of public service and promoting college spirit. Reportedly, it was one of the fraternities which served as an inspiration for P.J. O'Rourke's the "Tales of the Delphi Lodge" short stories, published in National Lampoon, which served as the basis for the Animal House movie.
Marquis, a type of wheat
Red Fife wheat

Red Fife is a heritage bread wheat and is a landrace, meaning there is genetic variability in the wheat, allowing it to adapt to a diversity of growing conditions....
developed for use in Canada
Marquis (magazine)
Marquis (magazine)

Marquis is a fetish magazine owned, operated, published and primarily photographed by Peter W. Czernich and Sandra W?rdig. Based in Germany, Marquis covers a wide array of topics related to the worldwide fetish subculture....
, a fetish magazine
BT Marquis
BT Marquis

The BT Marquis is a telephone Private branch exchange switchboard.External links...
, a telephone switchboard PBX
Mercury Marquis
Mercury Marquis

The Mercury Marquis was a vehicle produced by the Ford Motor Company under its Mercury brand from 1967 to 1986. It began as a full-size car, but became a mid-size in 1983....
and Mercury Grand Marquis
Mercury Grand Marquis

The Mercury Grand Marquis is a full-size rear-wheel drive sedan sold by the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company. It is essentially Mercury's version of the Ford Crown Victoria with which it shares its Ford Panther platform along with the Lincoln Town Car....
, luxury cars
Marquis (comics), a comic series published Oni Press and written by Guy Davis

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