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margrave

[ US /ˈmɑɹˌɡɹeɪv/ ]
[ UK /mˈɑːɡɹe‍ɪv/ ]
NOUN
  1. a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
  2. the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany

How To Use margrave In A Sentence

  • He rushed at his son; he dashed the wine-cup over his spotless vest: and giving him three or four heavy blows which would have knocked down a bonassus, but only caused the young Childe to blush: “YOU take wine!” roared out the Margrave; Burlesques
  • The most common term, however, is "margrave", which is an anglicization of the German word markgraf. Salem-News.com
  • Then Spake the margrave: “Ye noble and mighty kings, when ye now ride again (that is the custom) home to Burgundy, I will give you my child, that ye may take her with you.” The Nibelungenlied
  • These are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). Why it's healthier to sit down to family meals together with classical music in the background
  • Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily, a political rival and ally to the hostile Catholic church. Rudy Campaign Team Deals With Its First Serious Negative Press
  • He rushed at his son; he dashed the wine-cup over his spotless vest: and giving him three or four heavy blows which would have knocked down a bonassus, but only caused the young Childe to blush: "YOU take wine!" roared out the Margrave; Burlesques
  • When they saw the margrave borne forth dead, no scribe might write or tell the frantic grief of men and women, which there gan show itself from dole of heart. The Nibelungenlied
  • The ploy worked and the Anglo-Dutch army united with the armies of the margrave of Baden and Eugene of Savoy.
  • The margrave's kindred from the Hunnish land called straightway for their swords and shields, and would fain have done Folker to death. The Nibelungenlied
  • Slovenian margrave residing at Kranj, subject to the governor of The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent
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