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Definition of: margrave
(mär′grāv) noun
1. A hereditary German title of nobility, corresponding to marquis.
2. Formerly, the lord or governor of a German mark, march, or border.
3. A hereditary title of certain princes of the Holy Roman Empire. [<MDu. markgrave <MHG marcgrave <mark a march2 + graf a count]
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