Found 2 items, similar to Margrave.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: margrave margrave n 1: the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany 2: a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Margrave Margrave \Mar"grave\, n. [G. markgraf, prop., lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. gagr["e]fts decree: cf. D. markgraaf, F. margrave. See March border, and cf. Landgrave, Graff.] 1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany. [1913 Webster] 2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis. [1913 Webster]