see|márgrave
English
wikipedia
Etymology
From Middle Dutch marcgrave|marcgr�ve (modern markgraaf), cognate with Old High German marcgravo|marcgr�vo (modern Markgraf), from the Germanic bases of mark + grave. Compare marchion, marquis, landgrave.
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/�m��gɹeɪv/
(US) IPA|/�m�ɻgɻeɪv/
Noun
en-noun
- context|historic A military officer in charge of a German 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
- A hereditary prince in certain states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; a marquis.
#*1516: The Margrave of Bruges was their head. � Thomas More, Utopia, Chapter 1.
Related terms
margravine
Translations
Czech: markrab� m or n (dated)
Danish: markgrev Category:Danish nouns lacking gender
Dutch: markgraaf m
Estonian: rajakrahv
Finnish: rajakreivi
French: margrave m
German: Markgraf m
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Hungarian: örgróf
Icelandic: markgreifi m
Italian: margravio m
Polish: margrabia f
Portuguese: margrave m
Spanish: #Spanish|margrave m
Swedish: markgreve c
French
Etymology
From Middle Dutch marcgrave|marcgr�ve (modern markgraaf).
Pronunciation
IPA|/ma�g�av/
Noun
fr-noun|m
- #English|margrave
Noun
fr-noun|f
- margravine
Spanish
Etymology
From German Markgraf.
Pronunciation
IPA|/maɾ�gɾaβe/
Noun
es-noun-m
- #English|margrave
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