noun
- the territory ruled by a margrave
- the rank or dignity of a margrave
Usage: historical
Usage: historical
Examples
- The margraviate of Brandenburg became an important political entity in medieval Germany.
- He inherited the margraviate from his father and ruled the border territory for thirty years.
- The Holy Roman Emperor granted him a margraviate along the eastern frontier.
- Several margraviates were established to defend the empire’s borders.
- The margraviate was eventually elevated to the status of an electorate.
- She studied the administration of various margraviates in her dissertation on medieval governance.