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Definition of Margrave

1. Noun. The military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany.

2. Noun. A German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess).

Definition of Margrave

1. n. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.

Definition of Margrave

1. the military governor of a medieval German border province [n -S]

Medical Definition of Margrave

1. 1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany. 2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis. Origin: G. Markgraf, prop, lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. Gagrefts decree: cf. D. Markgraaf, F. Margrave. See March border, and cf. Landgrave, Graff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Margrave

margo superior cerebri margo superior glandulae suprarenalis margo superior pancreatis margo superior partis petrosae ossis temporalis margo superior scapulae margo superior splenis margo superomedialis margo supraorbitalis margo tibialis pedis margo ulnaris antebrachii

margo uteri margo zygomaticus alae majoris margravate margravates margrave (current term) margrave (current term) margraves margravial margraviate margraviates

margravine margravines margs marguerite marguerite marguerites marguerite daisy Marguerite Radclyffe Hall Mari maria

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