HyperDic: margrave

English > 2 senses of the word *margrave*:
NOUN	person	margrave	the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany
NOUN	person	margrave	a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)

margrave > pronunciation
Sounds	maa'rgrey.v
Rhymes	airwave ... wave / Wave: 29 rhymes with eyv...

English > *margrave*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	The military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany.
Broader	military governor	The head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)
Spanish	margrave

English > *margrave*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess).
Region	Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG	A republic in central Europe
Broader	Lord, noble, nobleman	A titled peer of the realm
Spanish	margrave
Catalan	marcgravi, marquès