Definition of Margreve
Mar"grave (?), n. [G. markgraf,
prop., lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border,
march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth.
gagrëfts decree: cf. D. markgraaf, F.
margrave. See March border, and cf. Landgrave,
Graff.] 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (historic) a military officer in charge of a German border area
*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
- a hereditary prince in certain states of the Holy Roman Empire
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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