Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun marquis
2 senses of marquis
Sense 1
Marquis, Don Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis -- (humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937))
INSTANCE OF=> humorist, humourist -- (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)
Sense 2
marquis, marquess -- (nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count)
=> Lord, noble, nobleman -- (a titled peer of the realm)