markgrave
markgrave is the alternative form of margrave.
Meaning of margrave
Noun
margrave (plural margraves)
- 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
- 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
Forms of markgrave
| plural | markgraves |
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Questions about markgrave
- What is markgrave the alternative form of?
- Markgrave is the alternative form of margrave.
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