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Raremargrave
The correct spelling is margrave.
How to pronounce margrave
IPA: /ˈmɑːɡɹeɪv/
Say it like: Mar-gra-ve
The correct spelling is margrave. A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area. For example: "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"
Usage 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”
Definition
noun
- 1.A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.
- 2.A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.
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