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Definitions margrave noun  (context, 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 and elsewhere; a marquis. 1516: The Margrave of Bruges was their head. " Thomas More, Utopia, http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=497202666&tag=More,+Thomas,+Sir,+Saint,+1478-1535.:+Utopia,+1516&query=margrave&id=MorUtop Chapter 1. Translations:  Dutch: markgraaf French: margrave German: Markgraf Italian: margravio Spanish: Spanish, margrave Etymology: From Middle Dutch marcgrave, marcgrÄve (modern markgraaf), cognate with Old High German marcgravo, marcgrÄvo (modern Markgraf), from the Germanic bases of mark + grave. Compare marchion, marquis, landgrave. Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for margrave for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page. Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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