margravine
Americannoun
noun
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the wife or widow of a margrave
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a woman who holds the rank of margrave
Etymology
Origin of margravine
1685–95; < Middle Dutch marcgravinne, equivalent to marcgrave margrave + -inne feminine noun suffix; compare German Markgräfin
Example Sentences
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Dietelint, the young margravine, is taken under Dietrich’s protection, who promises to find her a husband.
From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Lewis Spence
The margravine, we are afterward told, dies of grief at the news, as does old Queen Ute at her abbey of Lors.
From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Lewis Spence
The noble Gotelind saw the host come gladly, as likewise his dear daughter did, the young margravine.
From The Nibelungenlied by Daniel Bussier Shumway
Ah! might it please th' Almighty," Sir Rudeger replied, "That the margravine hereafter should give you more beside!
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
The noble margravine with her fair daughter was come out before the castle.
From The Nibelungenlied by Daniel Bussier Shumway
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