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n. - A town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan; French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675).

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  • There would also be a great secondary benefit to bringing back marquette.
  • I learned today that he may have already brought back a form of marquette.
  • Hi Halo - Depending on which method one uses... marquette method, basal body temp method, etc, those are about 99% accurate.
  • I'm talking about the feudal custom of marquette, the right of a feudal lord to "give his love" to a serf's wife on her wedding night.
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