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margravine

[ mahr-gruh-veen ]

noun

  1. the wife of a margrave.


margravine

/ ˈmɑːɡrəˌviːn /

noun

  1. the wife or widow of a margrave
  2. a woman who holds the rank 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of margravine1

1685–95; < Middle Dutch marcgravinne, equivalent to marcgrave margrave + -inne feminine noun suffix; compare German Markgräfin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of margravine1

C17: from Middle Dutch, feminine of margrave
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Example Sentences

The Margravine survived her husband more than twenty years, and died, at Naples, in 1828.

The Margravine commonly dines in private, and we who are of her Court don't see her but at Mass.

The Margravine-Dowager especially assur'd me that she would continue that Protection with which she had always honor'd me.

After his decease, the margravine, who succeeded to the large property which he left, felt impatient to recommence her wanderings.

Fischer brought him Memoirs of the Margravine of Bayreuth, always a favorite.

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