Noun, Noun, used as a suffixmarquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility · daimyo

Nounmarquis; marquess

Nounthe king and his feudal lords

Nounmarquisate; marquessate; principality

Nounnobles; feudal lords

Nounprinces and marquises; great feudal lords

Nounfeudal lords; barons; princes

Nounfeudal lord; daimyo

Nounlocal ruler

Nounmany daimyo

Nounwooden target holder (in archery)

NounLord of Sendai

Nounnative state (of pre-independence India); princely state

Nounprince-elector

Nounmarchioness

Nounall daimyo

Nounroyalty and titled nobility

Nounduke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)high status does not depend on birth; every man can achieve great power if he exerts himself