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markgraf

markgraf is the alternative form of margrave.

Meaning of margrave

Noun

margrave (plural margraves)

  1. (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
  2. (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.
    • The Margrave of Bruges was their head.1516, Thomas More, chapter 1, in Utopia

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Forms of markgraf

pluralmarkgrafs

Questions about markgraf

What is markgraf the alternative form of?
Markgraf is the alternative form of margrave.

Words near markgraf in the dictionary

  1. Markey
  2. Markeys
  3. Markfield
  4. markfieldite
  5. markfieldites
  6. markgraf
  7. markgrafs
  8. markgrave
  9. markgraves
  10. markgravine
  11. markgravines

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