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marquis or marquess
The title is normally spelt marquis for a foreign nobleman (next in rank above a count) and marquess for a British nobleman (next in rank above an earl but below a duke): The Marquis de Sade, who gave his name to sadism, was not really a marquis at all but a French count; The Marquess of Bath opened Britain's first safari park at Longleat in 1967.
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The triangle represents equality and the rainbow signifies peace. The arms may be replaced by the motto Dios, Union, Libertad, ‘God, Union, Liberty’. Effective date: September 1972.
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