"marquise" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: lady, noblewoman, peeress - a woman of the peerage in Britain
specific instances:
- 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 pompadour, pompadour - French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
same as: marchioness
is a type of: canopy - a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather

same as: marquee