Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The wife or widow of a margrave.
- noun Used as a title for such a woman.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The wife of a margrave.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The wife of a margrave.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The wife of a
margrave . - noun A woman with the rank and responsibilities of a margrave.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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His imitation of the margravine was the pleasantest thing I heard from him.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868
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His imitation of the margravine was the pleasantest thing I heard from him.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Riding to and fro, and chattering, and commotion, of which the margravine was the centre, went on, and the band played beautiful waltzes.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Riding to and fro, and chattering, and commotion, of which the margravine was the centre, went on, and the band played beautiful waltzes.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868
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Riding to and fro, and chattering, and commotion, of which the margravine was the centre, went on, and the band played beautiful waltzes.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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His imitation of the margravine was the pleasantest thing I heard from him.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete George Meredith 1868
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For the sake of the guests the noble margravine went to table, but let her daughter stay with the maidens, where she sate by right.
The Nibelungenlied 2007
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The fair young margravine, too, was much caressed.
The Nibelungenlied 2007
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When at night she lay close by his side, what kindly questions the margravine put, whither the king of the Huns had sent him.
The Nibelungenlied 2007
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The noble margravine rose from her seat and with her white hands she seized the shield.
The Nibelungenlied 2007
knitandpurl commented on the word margravine
wife of a margrave
September 13, 2008