noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The status or rank of a margrave.
2. 2
   A territory governed by a margrave or margravine.

   "From 1032 Provence had been a margravate of the Holy Roman Empire in the imperial Kingdom of Burgundy."

Synonyms

All synonyms

badenmarchmarkmarquisate

Example

More examples

"From 1032 Provence had been a margravate of the Holy Roman Empire in the imperial Kingdom of Burgundy."

Etymology

From margrave + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

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