marquise Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
    marchioness.
  2. noun permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
    marquee.

WordNet

Mar`quise" noun
Etymology
F. See Marquis, and cf. Marquee.
Definitions
  1. The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.

Webster 1913