Definitions for: Marquise


[n] permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
[n] a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess



Webster (1913) Definition: Mar`quise", n. [F. See Marquis, and cf. Marquee.]
The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.

Synonyms: marchioness, marquee

See Also: canopy, Francoise d'Aubigne, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Lady, Madame de Maintenon, Maintenon, Marquise de Maintenon, Marquise de Montespan, Marquise de Pompdour, Montespan, noblewoman, peeress, Pompadour

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