Marquis
First or surname
Marquis is a given name or surname, derived from the noble title.
As a first name, it gained popularity in African American communities during the twentieth century: Marquis Johnson was a standout basketball player. (Lowercase marquis is a noble rank.)
System of noble ranks
- noblemanMale of aristocratic rank
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- lordshipNoble rank or domain
- landedCame to rest
estate · hereditary · title · rank · courtesy · succession · heir · lineage
Of or from Paris's nation
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- GermanCentral European language
Bourbon · Habsburg · court · Versailles · ancien régime · noblesse · continental · royal
Pleasure from inflicting pain
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
- French RevolutionLate-1700s republican upheaval
philosophy · literature · scandal · infamy · historical
peerage
System of noble ranks
- noblemanMale of aristocratic rank
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- lordshipNoble rank or domain
landed · estate · hereditary · title · rank · courtesy · succession · heir · lineage · nobility
French
Of or from Paris's nation
German · Bourbon · Habsburg · court · Versailles · ancien régime · noblesse · continental · royal · crown
sadism
Pleasure from inflicting pain
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
French Revolution · philosophy · literature · scandal · infamy · historical
cut
Severance or reduction
carat · facet · elongated · ring · engagement · jewelry · pointed · sparkle · setting · stone
- Marquis de SadeWriter whose name became perversion
- letter of marqueAuthorization for private warship
- Marquis de LafayetteFrench Revolution-era aristocrat, American ally