marqués

noun

mar·​qués

märˈkās

plural marqueses

-āsə̇s,

-āsə̇z

: a marquess in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries

Word History

Etymology

Spanish marqués & Portuguese marquês, from Old Spanish & Old Portuguese, from Old Provençal marques, from marca boundary, boundary land, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary, boundary land

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