Word: marquises
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mar
qui
ses
Definition: Plural of marquis; humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
Morphemes:
Affix: marquise
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: marquise
Language: fr
Decoded: marquise
PoS: Noun
Meaning: awning, marquee (projecting canopy over an entrance)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.