marquise

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

marquise
    n 1: a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
         [syn: {marchioness}, {marquise}]
    2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn:
       {marquee}, {marquise}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Marquise \Mar`quise"\, n. [F. See {Marquis}, and cf. {Marquee}.]
   The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.
   [1913 Webster]

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