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noun
- 1. the hereditary title of some princes of the Holy Roman Empire. historical
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Etymologically, the word "margrave" (Latin: marchio, c. 1551) is the English and French form of the German noble title Markgraf ( Mark, meaning "march" or "mark", that is, borderland, added to Graf, meaning "Count"); it is related semantically to the English title "Marcher Lord". As a noun and hereditary title, "margrave" was common among the ...
The real town of Margrave, Georgia. Now back for the second season, Reacher was filmed primarily in and around Toronto, Canada. The Amazon show is an adaptation of Lee Child's Jack Reacher book series, with the first season set in the fictional town of Margrave, Georgia.
A Margrave (German: Markgraf) is a German nobleman. Originally the Holy Roman Emperor would give a Markgraf an area of the borders (the Marches or German : Mark ) to look after. The Margrave would have to protect the people in the area from invaders, and at the same time protect the empire.
Etymologically the word marquess or margrave denoted a count or earl holding a march, or mark, that is, a frontier district; but this original significance has long been lost. It is one of the five ranks of British nobility and peerage, which, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
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Marquess, Margrave, or Marquis (literally "Count of a March" (=Border territory)) was the ruler of a marquessate, margraviate, or march. The female equivalent is Marchioness , Margravine , or Marquise .
Margrave definition: (formerly) the hereditary title of the rulers of certain European states. See examples of MARGRAVE used in a sentence.
A marquess (UK: / ˈ m ɑː (r) k w ɪ s /; French: marquis) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise.
