marquises
Ranks below dukes
Marquises is the plural of marquis, a nobleman ranking above an earl or count and below a duke.
The title exists in various European aristocracies: The marquises gathered at court.
Marquise (with the final -e) is the feminine form, though marquises can pluralize either spelling.
Highest hereditary nobles
- duchessesWomen holding ducal titles
- earlsBritish titled aristocrats
- viscountsNobles below earls
- baronsTitled nobles, lowest rank
counts · countesses · peerage · aristocrats · titles · hereditary · landed · estates
dukes
Highest hereditary nobles
barons · counts · countesses · peerage · aristocrats · titles · hereditary · landed · estates · manor
cut
Severance or reduction
- gemstoneOrnamental cut mineral
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
facet · oval · boat-shaped · pointed · setting · bezel · prong · carat · sparkle · engagement
awning
Mounted overhead shelter
shelter · shade · cover · glass · iron · doorway · facade · hotel · theater · protection
marquisescommoners
Ordinary citizens, untitled
peasants · plebeians · serfs · the masses · proletariat
- Marquis de SadeWriter whose name became perversion
- Marquis de LafayetteFrench Revolution-era aristocrat, American ally