Question

The terms related to titular rankings of the nobility like Duke, Marquis, Viscount, Baron are direct borrowings from .................

• A. French
• B. Latin
• C. Greek
• D. Scandinavia

Answer 1

Answer:

A. French

• The terms related to titular rankings of nobility like Duke, Marquis, Viscount, and Baron are direct borrowings from French, which itself adopted these terms from Latin.

• After the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, many French titles and words entered English due to the influence of the Normans.