margrave

margrave

See also: márgrave

English

Alternative forms

• margraf, markgraf, markgrave

Etymology

From Middle Dutch marcgrāve (modern Dutch markgraaf), cognate with Old High German marcgrāvo (modern German Markgraf), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”) + *grafa (“military rank”), from Latin graphio. More at mark, graft.

Compare marchion, marquis, landgrave.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːɡɹeɪv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹɡɹeɪv/

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.
   • 1516, Thomas More, Utopia Chapter 1.

     The Margrave of Bruges was their head.

Derived terms

• margravate
• margravely
• margravial
• margraviate
• margravine

 

Related terms

• burgrave
• landgrave
• palsgrave
• waldgrave

 

Translations

military officer in charge of German border area

Bulgarian: маркграф m (markgraf) Catalan: marcgravi m, marquès (ca) m Czech: markrabě (cs) m Danish: markgreve c Dutch: markgraaf (nl) m Esperanto: margrafo Finnish: rajakreivi (fi) Galician: margrave m German: Markgraf (de) m Greek: μαργράβος (el) m (margrávos) Icelandic: markgreifi m Italian: margravio (it) m Japanese: 辺境伯 (henkyouhaku) Khmer: ចៅបច្ចន្តជនបទ (chav pacchanta chɔɔn bɑt) Korean: 변경백 (byeon'gyeongbaek) Macedonian: ма́ркгроф m (márkgrof) Middle Dutch: marcgrave Persian: مرزبان‎ (fa) (marzbân) Polish: margrabia (pl) m Portuguese: margrave m Russian: маркгра́ф (ru) m (markgráf) Swedish: markgreve c Thai: มาร์เกรฟ

hereditary prince

Bulgarian: маркграф m (markgraf) Catalan: marcgravi m Czech: markrabě (cs) m Danish: markgreve c Dutch: markgraaf (nl) m, markies (nl) m Esperanto: margrafo Finnish: rajakreivi (fi) German: Markgraf (de) m Greek: μαργράβος (el) m (margrávos) Hungarian: őrgróf (hu), márki (hu) Icelandic: markgreifi m Italian: margravio (it) m Khmer: ពញា (km) (pnyie), ឧកញ៉ា (km) (oknyaa) Macedonian: ма́ркгроф m (márkgrof) Middle Dutch: marcgrave Persian: مرزبان‎ (fa) (marzbân) Polish: margrabia (pl) f Portuguese: margrave m Russian: маркгра́ф (ru) m (markgráf) Spanish: margrave m Swedish: markgreve c Thai: มาร์เกรฟ

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Estonian: (please verify) rajakrahv French: (please verify) margrave (fr) m

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French

Etymology

From Middle Dutch marcgrāve (modern Dutch markgraaf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ɡʁav/

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Noun

margrave m (plural margraves)

1. a margrave

Derived terms

• margraviat m

Related terms

• marquis m

Noun

margrave f (plural margraves)

1. margravine

Synonyms

• margravine

Further reading

• “margrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Portuguese

Noun

margrave m (plural margraves)

1. margrave (military officer in charge of German border area)

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Spanish

Etymology

From German Markgraf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈɡɾabe/ [maɾˈɣ̞ɾa.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: mar‧gra‧ve

Noun

margrave m (plural margraves)

1. margrave (military-administrative officer)

Further reading

• “margrave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014