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margrave |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: margrave n 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)
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