landgravine

[ land-gruh-veen ]

/ ˈlænd grəˌvin /

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noun

the wife of a landgrave.

a woman of the rank of a landgrave.

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Origin of landgravine

1675–85; <Dutch landgravin, feminine of landgraaflandgrave

Words nearby landgravine

land-grabber, land grant, land-grant college, landgrave, landgraviate, landgravine, landholder, land in, landing, landing beacon, landing beam

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How to use landgravine in a sentence

Thou shalt set thy foot on her neck yet, darling,When thou art Landgravine.
The Saint's Tragedy|Charles Kingsley
At the gate stood the old grandmother who had charge of Louisa in her childhood, the old landgravine, now eighty years of age.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia|L. Mhlbach,
The duke conducted the king into his room, where he found the old landgravine and the three physicians of the queen.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia|L. Mhlbach,
The venerable old landgravine went to him and laid her hand gently on his shoulder.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia|L. Mhlbach,

Then the Landgrave himself, the Landgravine, with their gentlemen and ladies, troop into the hall.
The Mercenary|W. J. Eccott

British Dictionary definitions for landgravine

landgravine

/ (ˈlændɡrəˌviːn) /

noun

the wife or widow of a landgrave

a woman who held the rank of landgrave

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