Marquis
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A nobleman next In rank to a duke.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An English nobleman ranking next below a duke.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A title of nobility. In England the rank of a marquis is below that of a duke and above an earl. It Is also a title* of dignity in France, Italy, Japan, and Germany.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
or MARQUESS.
In English law. One of the second order of nobility; next in order to a duke.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
or MARQUIS. A title of high grade in English nobility, being next in rank below that of duke.