Meanings
nounmargravate (plural margravates)
plural margravates · alternative margraviate
- A territory governed by a margrave or margravine.First known use 18th c.
From 1032 Provence had been a margravate of the Holy Roman Empire in the imperial Kingdom of Burgundy.
2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 174Synonyms: marquisate, mark, march
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA territory governed by a margrave or margravine.
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Origin
From margrave + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan marcgraviat
- marcgraviatterritory governed by a margrave
Czech markrabství
- markrabstvíterritory governed by a margrave
Danish markgrevskab
- markgrevskabterritory governed by a margrave
Dutch markgraafschap
- markgraafschapterritory governed by a margrave
Finnish rajakreivikunta
- rajakreivikuntaterritory governed by a margrave
French margraviat
- margraviatterritory governed by a margrave
German Markgrafschaft
- Markgrafschaftterritory governed by a margrave
Hungarian őrgrófság
- őrgrófságterritory governed by a margrave
Polish margrabstwo
- margrabstwoterritory governed by a margrave
Russian маркгра́фство
- маркгра́фство (markgráfstvo)territory governed by a margrave
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APA
margravate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margravate
MLA
“margravate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margravate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “margravate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margravate.
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