margravine
[mahr-gruh-veen]
- the wife of a margrave.
Show More
Origin of margravine
1685–95; < Middle Dutch marcgravinne, equivalent to marcgrave margrave + -inne feminine noun suffix; compare German Markgräfin
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for margravine
Historical Examples
It was built by a Margravine in 1725, and remains as she left it at her death.
A Tramp Abroad, CompleteMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
More than once the margravine informed me that I was not the equal of my father.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, CompleteGeorge Meredith
The margravine was not slow to notice and comment on my hilarious readiness.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, CompleteGeorge Meredith
She disliked the Margravine of Rippau, who was in Vienna, and did not recognize us.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, CompleteGeorge Meredith
Temple said modestly: 'I should call that the margravine of wines.'
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, CompleteGeorge Meredith
margravine
- the wife or widow of a margrave
- a woman who holds the rank of margrave
Show More
Word Origin
C17: from Middle Dutch, feminine of margrave
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012