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margrave

marg·rave

UK/ˈmɑːɡɹeɪv/ US/ˈmɑɹɡɹeɪv/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

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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