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margrave

mar·grave
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahr-greyv]
    • /ˈmɑr greɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahr-greyv]
    • /ˈmɑr greɪv/

Definitions of margrave word

  • noun margrave (formerly) the hereditary title of the rulers of certain European states. 1
  • noun margrave History/Historical. a hereditary German title, equivalent to marquis. 1
  • noun margrave (originally) a military governor of a German mark, or border province. 1
  • noun margrave The hereditary title of some princes of the Holy Roman Empire. 1
  • noun margrave 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 0
  • noun margrave a military governor of a march, or border province, in Germany 0

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Origin of margrave

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; earlier marcgrave < Middle Dutch, equivalent to marke border (cognate with march2) + grave count (cognate with reeve1); compare German Markgraf

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Parts of speech for Margrave

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

margrave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

margrave usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with margrave

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