marquis

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A 2005 biography of Bradford suggested she was indeed descended from lofty stock by way of her mother, who was, it said, the illegitimate daughter of a marquis.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

Daly presented her with a five-carat marquis diamond ring.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 20, 2020

An homage to Markle’s sensibilities, the Grace collection features marquis diamond earrings, bracelets, rings and necklaces.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2019

Wright made her second trip to America in 1824, when she traveled with the marquis de Lafayette during his farewell tour of the United States.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

L’Hôpital was so enthralled by the new mathematics that he persuaded Bernoulli to send him all Bernoulli’s new mathematical discoveries for the marquis to use as he desired, in return for cash.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife