Duke vs Margrave - What's the difference?
duke | margrave |
The male ruler of a duchy (compare duchess ).
A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
A grand duke.
(slang, usually in plural) A fist.
To hit or beat with the fists.
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A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.
* 1973': Among pulverised heads of stone '''margraves and electors, reconnoitering a likely-looking cabbage patch, all of a sudden Slothrop picks up the scent of an unmistakable no it can’t be yes it is it’s a REEFER! — Thomas Pynchon, ''Gravity’s Rainbow
A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.
* 1516': The '''Margrave of Bruges was their head. — Thomas More, ''Utopia ,
As a verb duke
is to plunge, dive.As a noun margrave is
a feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.duke
English
(wikipedia duke)Noun
(en noun)- Put up your dukes !
- This is thought to be derived from where Duke(s) of York = Fork. Fork is itself cockney slang for hand, and thus fist.
Hypernyms
* nobilityCoordinate terms
* prince, monarch, baron, count, countess, earl, marquess, marquis, viscountDerived terms
* archduke * duke it out * dukedom * grand duke * put up one's dukesVerb
(duk)Derived terms
* duke it out * duke it * duke out * duke up * duke in ----margrave
English
(wikipedia margrave)Noun
(en noun)Chapter 1.