Definition of 'margrave'
noun
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Word origin
C16: from Middle Dutch markgrave, literally: count of the march2Word Frequency
margrave in American English
noun
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Derived forms
margravial (marˈgravial)
adjective
Word origin
MDu markgrave < MHG marcgrave < OHG marcgravo < marc (see mark1), a march, border + graf, a count, earl
Word Frequency
margrave in American English
(ˈmɑːrɡreiv)
noun
3. (originally)
a military governor of a German mark, or border province
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margravial adjective
Word origin
[1545–55; earlier marcgrave ‹ MD, equiv. to marke border (c. march2) + grave count (c. reeve1); cf. G Markgraf ]Trends of
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