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Definition of marquee : A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank.

Synonyms:

marquise, marchioness, pavilion

Usage examples:

• A canvas covered, winding passage took him to the vast marquee, which was, of course, the Maze. - "Lady-Betty-Across-the-Water", Lowell, Orson.
• The sentry has forsaken his post, leaving the marquee unguarded. - "The Lone Ranche", Captain Mayne Reid.
• That she is to give me up her house and garden for a garden party, and I am to ask my friends; and it is to be a dance as well, for we shall ask the people to have supper at eight o'clock or so; and then we shall have a marquee- and the garden all lighted up- do you see? - "Macleod of Dare", William Black.