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Noun
Marquis
Don Marquis
Donald Robert Perry Marquis
Definition: humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
Definition: A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.