margrave
See also: márgrave
English
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.
Noun
margrave (plural margraves)
- (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
- (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, Utopia Chapter 1.
- The Margrave of Bruges was their head.
- 1516, Thomas More, Utopia Chapter 1.
Derived terms
Translations
military officer in charge of German border area
hereditary prince
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French
Etymology
From Middle Dutch marcgrāve (modern Dutch markgraaf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʁ.ɡʁav/
Derived terms
- margraviat m
Related terms
- marquis m
Synonyms
Further reading
- “margrave” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /marˈɡɾabe/, [marˈɣɾaβe]
Further reading
- “margrave” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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