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Meaning: A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: marquise; marchioness Hypernyms ("marquise" is a kind of...): Lady; noblewoman; peeress (a woman of the peerage in Britain) Instance hyponyms: Francoise d'Aubigne; Madame de Maintenon; Maintenon; Marquise de Maintenon (French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)) Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart; Marquise de Montespan; Montespan (French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)) Jeanne Antoinette Poisson; Marquise de Pompdour; Pompadour (French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764))
Meaning: Permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects Synonyms: marquee; marquise Hypernyms ("marquise" is a kind of...): canopy (a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather)  "Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl." (English proverb) "The pear does not fall far from the tree." (Bulgarian proverb) "Every disease has a medicine except for death." (Arabic proverb) "If someone isn't handsome by nature, it's useless for them to wash over and over again." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: Who was Montespan? Pronunciation of canopy Who was Marquise de Maintenon? Meaning of Francoise d'Aubigne Who was Jeanne Antoinette Poisson?
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