marquès
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From marca (“border territory”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
marquès m (plural marquesos, feminine marquesa, feminine plural marqueses)
- (historical) margrave (person appointed to govern a border territory)
- marquess (hereditary title of nobility)
- marquess (the person who holds that title of nobility)
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Further reading
- “marquès”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026