margraviate

Variant of margravate

margravate definition

mar·gra·vate (mär′grə vāt′, -vit)

noun

the territory ruled by a margrave
also margraviate mar·gra′·vi·ate′ (mär grā′vē āt′, -vē it)

Etymology: see margrave & -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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