How to pronounce“margrave”in English
IPA/ˈmɑɹɡɹeɪv/
Syllablesmar·grave
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noun
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”
noun
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.”