Margravate

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmɑːɡɹəveɪt/

Origin

From margrave + -ate.

Full definition of margravate

Noun

1. A territory governed by a margrave or margravine. from 18th c.
• 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 174:From 1032 Provence had been a margravate of the Holy Roman Empire in the imperial Kingdom of Burgundy.