mar·grave

(mär′grāv′)

1. The lord or military governor of a medieval German border province.

2. Used as a hereditary title for certain princes in the Holy Roman Empire.

[Probably Middle Dutch marcgrāve : marc, march, border; see merg- in Indo-European roots + grāve, count (perhaps ultimately from Greek grapheus, scribe; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots).]

mar·gra′vi·al (-grā′vē-əl) adj.

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margrave

(ˈmɑːˌɡreɪv)

1. (Historical Terms) a German nobleman ranking above a count. Margraves were originally counts appointed to govern frontier provinces, but all had become princes of the Holy Roman Empire by the 12th century

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a German nobleman ranking above a count. Margraves were originally counts appointed to govern frontier provinces, but all had become princes of the Holy Roman Empire by the 12th century

[C16: from Middle Dutch markgrave, literally: count of the march²]

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mar•grave

(ˈmɑr greɪv)

n.

1. a hereditary German title equivalent to a British marquis.

2. (originally) a military governor of a German border province.

[1545–55; < Middle Dutch =marke border + grave count]

mar•gra′vi•al, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	margrave - the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany military governor - the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)
	2.	margrave - a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess) Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 noble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm

Translations

markrabě

markgreve

rajakreivi

őrgróf

маркграф

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It seems an easier and shorter way to dignity, to observe that-- since there never was a true story which could not be told in parables, where you might put a monkey for a margrave, and vice versa-- whatever has been or is to be narrated by me about low people, may be ennobled by being considered a parable; so that if any bad habits and ugly consequences are brought into view, the reader may have the relief of regarding them as not more than figuratively ungenteel, and may feel himself virtually in company with persons of some style.

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