Definition of margravate in English:
margravate
(also margraviate)
noun ˈmɑːɡrəveɪtˈmärɡrəˌvāt
The territory ruled by a margrave.
Example sentencesExamples
- The margravate took its name from the town of Brandenburg, west of Berlin.
- Although it would remain under Bohemian control for most, but not all, of the next several centuries, Moravia was actually run as a separate margravate, usually under the control of a younger son of the Bohemian ruler.
- Although Moravia had lost its primacy to Bohemia in the 10th century, becoming a margravate in 1029, it maintained separate musical interests.
- Any road to Austria would have to cross the Rhön mountains and a myriad of tiny margravates and bishoprics, then continue through the Bavarian forests until it reached the border.