marquee

 
Pronunciation: /mɑːˈkiː/

noun

  • 1chiefly British a large tent used for social or commercial functions.
  • 2North American a canopy projecting over the entrance to a theatre, hotel, or other building.
  • [as modifier] leading; pre-eminent: a marquee player
    [with allusion to the practice of billing the name of an entertainer on the canopy over the entrance to a theatre]

Origin:

late 17th century: from marquise, taken as plural and assimilated to -ee