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Marquis is the French spelling of the title known in German as a Markgraf. The English equivalent is Marquess (also spelled "Marquis") or Margrave.
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- Marquis Cor Von, a name briefly used by former Football Player/professional Wrestler Monty Brown
- Marquis Miami, a skyscraper in Miami, Florida
- Marquis Who’s Who is a biographical publisher
- Marquis des Baux is a small village in southern France
- Marquis reagent is used as a simple spot-test to identify alkaloids
- Marquis Fraternity is a collegate mens' fraternity, primarily found in the Midwestern US, which eschews traditional "Greek" fraternity values, in favor of public service and promoting college spirit. Reportedly, it was one of the fraternities which served as an inspiration for P.J. O'Rourke's the "Tales of the Delphi Lodge" short stories, published in National Lampoon, which served as the basis for the Animal House movie.
- Marquis is a type of wheat developed for use in Canada. It grows and ripens 200 miles farther north in Canada than other kinds of wheat
- Marquis is the title of a fetish magazine
- BT Marquis is a telephone switchboard PBX
- The Marquis / Grand Marquis was/is a luxury sedan sold by Mercury
- Marquis No. 191 is a rural municipality in Saskatchewan Canada
- Marquis is a village in Saskatchewan Canada
- Marquis (comic book)
- Marquess, a german music group formed in 2006
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