marquise

UK: English: /mɑːˈkiːz/, French: /markiz/

US: /mɑrˈkiz/

US: (mär kēz′; Fr. mar kēz′)

Inflections of 'marquise' (n): npl: marquises

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mar•quise /mɑrˈkiz/   n. [countable] , pl. -quis•es. 

1. the wife or widow of a marquis.
2. a woman holding a rank equal to that of a marquis.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mar•quise  (mär kēz′; Fr. mar kēz′), n., pl. -quis•es 

(-kē′ziz; Fr. -kēz′). 
1. the wife or widow of a marquis.
2. a lady holding the rank equal to that of a marquis.
3. Jewelry
   • Also called marquise cut. a gem cut, esp. for a diamond, yielding a low pointed oval with many facets, usually 58.
   • a gem cut in this style, esp. a diamond. Cf. navette. 
4. British Terms (often used with a pl. v.) marquee (def. 3).
5. Furniture Also called marquise′ chair′. [Fr. Furniture.] a wide bergère. Also,[Brit.,] marchioness (for defs. 1, 2).

• French; feminine of marquis
• 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

marquise / mɑːˈkiːz markiz/ noun

1. (in various countries) another word for marchioness
2. a gemstone, esp a diamond, cut in a pointed oval shape and usually faceted
3. a piece of jewellery, esp a ring, set with such a stone or with an oval cluster of stones
4. another name for marquee2

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, feminine of marquis