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margraviate

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mar⋅gra⋅vate

[mahr-gruh-veyt]
–noun
the province or territory of a margrave.
Also, mar⋅gra⋅vi⋅ate [mahr-grey-vee-eyt] .


Origin:
1695–1705; margrave + -ate 3
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mar·gra·vi·ate   (mär-grā'vē-ĭt, -āt')   
n.  The territory governed by a margrave.
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