Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman holding the title to a landgraviate.
- noun The wife or widow of a landgrave.
- noun Used as the title for such a noblewoman.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The wife of a landgrave; a lady of the rank of a landgrave.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The wife of a landgrave.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The wife of a
landgrave . - noun A woman who
exercises theoffice , or holds therank , of langrave in her own right.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The duke conducted the king into his room, where he found the old landgravine and the three physicians of the queen.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia F. [Translator] Jordan
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At the gate stood the old grandmother who had charge of Louisa in her childhood, the old landgravine, now eighty years of age.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia F. [Translator] Jordan
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The venerable old landgravine went to him and laid her hand gently on his shoulder.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia F. [Translator] Jordan
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Josephine; Julius, Julia _or_ Juliet; landgrave, landgravine; Louis, Louisa
Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition Brainerd Kellogg
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Philip lived with both wives, both of whom bore him children, the landgravine, two sons and a daughter, and Margaret six sons.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Benedictine nunnery of Kitzingen near Würzburg, took charge of the unfortunate landgravine and sent her to her uncle Eckbert, Bishop of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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In 1225, after the recall of the Franciscan Rodeger, Conrad became the spiritual director and confessor of the pious landgravine.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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And the sole remaining one, who looked in that extraordinary moment from that balcony, filled with youth and beauty, and tenderly-beating hearts, is our Princess Elizabeth, the most senior of them all, who, after becoming the landgravine of Hesse Homberg, has herself returned a widow to her country, which is indeed happy to receive back the honored mourner.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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However, I have taken James's powder for four nights, and have found great benefit from it; and if Miss Conway does not come back with soixante et douze quartiers, and the hauteur of a landgravine, I think I shall still be able to run down the precipices at Park-place with her-This is to be understood, supposing that we have any summer.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 Horace Walpole 1757
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landgravess
December 1, 2011