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Definition of "margravine" [mar•gra•vine]

  • The wife or widow of a margrave. (noun)
  • Used as a title for such a woman. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "margravine" in a sentence
  • "Riding to and fro, and chattering, and commotion, of which the margravine was the centre, went on, and the band played beautiful waltzes."
  • "His imitation of the margravine was the pleasantest thing I heard from him."
  • "The noble margravine rose from her seat and with her white hands she seized the shield."