MARGRAVE


Meaning of MARGRAVE in English

n. hist. the hereditary title of some princes of the Holy Roman Empire (orig. of a military governor of a border province). margravate n.

[ MDu. markgrave border count (as MARK(1), grave COUNT(2) f. OLG greve) ]

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