margravate

American  

[mahr-gruh-vayt] / ˈmɑr grəˌveɪt /

Also margraviate

noun

1. the province or territory of a margrave.

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margravate British  

/ mɑːˈɡreɪvɪɪt, ˈmɑːɡrəvɪt /

noun

1. the domain of a margrave

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Etymology

Origin of margravate

First recorded in 1695–1705; margrave + -ate ³

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Example Sentences

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margravate

In 1415-18, Frederick of Hohenzollern, burgrave of Nuremberg, was invested with the margravate of Brandenburg and the electoral dignity.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 by Various

Henry the Fowler conquers the Slavonians; he establishes the margravate of Brandenburg.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

Anspach gave its name to an ancient principality or margravate, which had a territory of about 1300 sq. miles, with 300,000 inhabitants. in the end of the eighteenth century.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

They lived in the territory which afterwards became the margravate of Brandenburg, and were divided into several tribes, as the Hevelli on the banks of the Havel, the Retarians, etc.

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson

It was he who after Austerlitz aggrandized the margravate at the expense of Austria; transformed it into a sovereign principality and raised it to a grand-duchy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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