margrave

n. hereditary title of nobility which is equal to marquis (German)

Margrave (Latin: marchio) is the English and French form (recorded since 1551) of the German title Markgraf (from Mark "march" and Graf "count") and certain equivalent nobiliary ("princely") titles in other languages. The wife of a margrave is called a margravine or in German Markgräfin.
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Noun
1. the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany
(hypernym) military governor
2. a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
(hypernym) Lord, noble, nobleman
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

n. margrave, hereditary title of nobility which is equal to marquis (German)

n. margrave, hereditary title of nobility which is equal to marquis (German)