Definitions for Margrave
ˈmɑr greɪvmar·grave

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. margravenoun

   the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany

2. margravenoun

   a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. margravenoun

   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. margravenoun

   A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.

3. Etymology: From marcgrave (modern markgraaf), cognate with marcgravo (modern Markgraf), from the Germanic bases of mark + grave. Compare marchion, marquis, landgrave.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Margravenoun

   A title of sovereignty in Germany; in its original import, keeper of the marches or borders.

   Etymology: marck and graff, German.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Margrave

   Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Empire and the title came to be borne by rulers of some Imperial principalities until the abolition of the Empire in 1806 (e.g., Margrave of Brandenburg, Margrave of Baden). Thereafter, those domains (originally known as marks or marches, later as margraviates or margravates) were absorbed in larger realms or the titleholders adopted titles indicative of full sovereignty.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. margrave

   A margrave is a medieval nobleman, equivalent to a modern military governor, who was originally responsible for guarding the border provinces of a kingdom from foreign invasions or attacks. This position primarily existed within the Holy Roman Empire and the Carolingian kingdom. The term "margrave" derives from German "Markgraf", meaning "count of the frontier" or "march".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Margravenoun

   originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany

2. Margravenoun

   the English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis

3. Etymology: [G. markgraf, prop., lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. gagrfts decree: cf. D. markgraaf, F. margrave. See March border, and cf. Landgrave, Graff.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Margrave

   Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defense of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Empire, and the title came to be borne by rulers of some Imperial principalities until the abolition of the Empire in 1806. Thereafter, those domains were absorbed in larger realms or the titleholders adopted titles indicative of full sovereignty.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Margrave

   mär′grāv, n. a German nobleman of rank equivalent to an English marquis:—fem. Margravine (mär′gra-vēn).—ns. Mar′gravate, Margrā′viate, the jurisdiction or dignity of a margrave. [Dut. markgraaf (Ger. markgraf)—mark, a border, graaf, a count; cf. Ger. graf, A.S. geréfa, Eng. reeve and she-riff.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. margrave

   A German nobleman corresponding in rank to the English marquis. Margravine is the wife of a margrave.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MARGRAVE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Margrave is ranked #63873 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Margrave surname appeared 312 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Margrave.
   
   95.5% or 298 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Military Governor
   • Nobleman

How to pronounce Margrave?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Margrave in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Margrave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Margrave
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Margrave
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Margrave
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margrave
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Margrave
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Margrave
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Margrave
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html