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marquis

noun [C] (also marquess)
 
 
/ˈmɑː.kwɪs/ US  /ˈmɑːr-/

Definition

(the title of) a British man of high social rank, between a duke and an earl: the Marquis of BlandfordRoyalty, aristocracy and titles
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