margrave.
A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.
Meaning & usage
A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.
A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.
Where this word comes from
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.
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