noun
Meaning 1
The status or rank of a margrave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
margravate
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UK: /ˈmɑːɡɹəveɪt/
noun
Meaning 2
A territory governed by a margrave or margravine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: marquisate, mark, march
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English margrave Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English margravate From margrave + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Breton: markgrafelezh — territory governed by a margrave
- Catalan: marcgraviat — territory governed by a margrave
- Czech: markrabství — territory governed by a margrave
- Danish: markgrevskab — territory governed by a margrave
- Dutch: markgraafschap — territory governed by a margrave
- Finnish: rajakreivikunta — territory governed by a margrave
- French: margraviat — territory governed by a margrave
- German: Markgrafschaft — territory governed by a margrave
- Hungarian: őrgrófság — territory governed by a margrave
- Polish: margrabstwo — territory governed by a margrave
- Russian: маркгра́фство (markgráfstvo) — territory governed by a margrave
- Lower Sorbian: marka — territory governed by a margrave