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Margrave - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Margrave : (noun)
1: the military governor of a frontier province in medieval
Germany
2: a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in
rank to a British marquess)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Margrave : \Mar"grave\, n. [G. markgraf, prop., lord chief justice
of the march; mark bound, border, march _ graf earl, count,
lord chief justice; cf. Goth. gagr["e]fts decree: cf. D.
markgraaf, F. margrave. See March border, and cf.
Landgrave, Graff.]
1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in
Germany.
2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility,
markgraf; a marquis.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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