Meaning of margrave | Babel Free
ˈmɑːɡɹeɪvDefinitions
- 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.
Equivalents
Bosanski
marki
Čeština
markrabě
Deutsch
Markgraf
Ελληνικά
μαργράβος
Esperanto
margrafo
Español
margrave
فارسی
مرزبان
Suomi
rajakreivi
Français
margrave
Hrvatski
marki
Íslenska
markgreifi
Italiano
margravio
日本語
辺境伯
ქართული
მარკგრაფი
한국어
변경백
Português
margrave
Русский
маркграф
Српски
marki
Svenska
markis
Examples
“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”
“The Margrave of Bruges was their head.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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