marquès

See also: marques, Marques, marqués, and marquês

Catalan

Alternative forms

• marqués (Valencia)

Etymology

From marca (“border territory”).

Noun

marquès m (plural marquesos, feminine marquesa)

1. (historical) margrave (person appointed to govern a border territory)
2. marquess (hereditary title of nobility)
3. marquess (the person who holds that title of nobility)

Hyponyms

• marcgravi

Derived terms

• marquesat