margrave

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English

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch marcgrāve (modern Dutch markgraaf), cognate with Old High German marcgrāvo (modern German Markgraf), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”) + *grafa (“military rank”), from Latin graphio. More at mark, graft.

Compare marchion, marquis, landgrave.

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Noun

margrave (plural margraves)

  1. (historical) A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.
    • 1973: Among pulverised heads of stone margraves and electors, reconnoitering a likely-looking cabbage patch, all of a sudden Slothrop picks up the scent of an unmistakable no it can’t be yes it is it’s a REEFER! — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
  2. (historical) A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.
    • 1516, Thomas More, chapter 1, in Utopia‎:
      The Margrave of Bruges was their head.

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French

Etymology

From Middle Dutch marcgrāve (modern Dutch markgraaf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʁ.ɡʁav/
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Noun

margrave m (plural margraves)

  1. a margrave

Derived terms

Noun

margrave f (plural margraves)

  1. margravine

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mar‧gra‧ve

Noun

margrave m (plural margraves)

  1. margrave (military officer in charge of German border area)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Markgraf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈɡɾabe/
  • Rhymes: -abe
  • Syllabification: mar‧gra‧ve

Noun

margrave m (plural margraves)

  1. margrave (military-administrative officer)

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