margravate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɑːɡɹəveɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English margrave Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English margravate From margrave + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Meanings
- The status or rank of a margrave.
-
A territory governed by a margrave or margravine.
From 1032 Provence had been a margravate of the Holy Roman Empire in the imperial Kingdom of Burgundy.
2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 174:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| margraviate | alternative | lexicographic | |
| margravates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
bishopric · parish · marquesate · barony · nobility · regality · viscountcy · margraviate · county · principality · royalty · marquessate · shire · kingdom · march · marquisate · duchy · viscounty
Synonyms
marquisate · mark · march
Translations (12)
pl margrabstwo (territory governed by a margrave) · hu őrgrófság (territory governed by a margrave) · fi rajakreivikunta (territory governed by a margrave) · de Markgrafschaft (territory governed by a margrave) · fr margraviat (territory governed by a margrave) · br markgrafelezh (territory governed by a margrave) · ru маркгра́фство (territory governed by a margrave) · cs markrabství (territory governed by a margrave) · dsb marka (territory governed by a margrave) · da markgrevskab (territory governed by a margrave) · nl markgraafschap (territory governed by a margrave) · ca marcgraviat (territory governed by a margrave)