köken: Borrowed from Old French markis, marchis; from Late Latin marchēnsis, from Old High German marcha, from Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”).
köken: From Late Latin marchēnsis. Menstruation sense perhaps due to Italian marquises traditionally wearing bright red clothing to distinguish themselves from those around them.
köken: From Old Galician-Portuguese marques, from Old Spanish marques (Modern Spanish marqués), from Old Occitan marques, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”).
marquess (a British nobleman) · marquis (as called in other kingdoms)
köken: 侯 (“marquis”) + 爵 (“nobility title”). Originally, the second highest among the 五等爵 (Gotōshaku, “Five Ranks”) in China under the Zhou dynasty. Used as an equivalent to the concept of the European "marquess" after the Meiji Restoration, during the establishment of a new peerage system called 華族 (Kazoku).
A noble title or high-ranking government position below a treasurer in the Javanese court. · A traditional title used to refer to a regent or district head.
çekim: çoğul tumenggung-tumenggung
köken: Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦩꦼꦁꦒꦸꦁ (tumenggung), from Old Javanese tumĕṅguṅ (“high-ranking palace official”). Equivalent to tanggung + -em-.
köken: Sino-Vietnamese word from 侯爵, composed of 侯 (“noble; marquis”) and 爵 (“nobility rank”), literally "the rank of a marquis; marquisate". Mainly refers to the European rank. The Chinese rank did not include the suffix 爵 (tước), thus simply 侯 (hầu). See also công hầu bá tử nam.