English noun: Marquis | |||
1. | Marquis (person) humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937) | ||
Synonyms | Don Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis | ||
Instance hypernym | humorist, humourist | ||
2. | marquis (person) nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count | ||
Synonyms | marquess | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Lord, noble, nobleman | ||