Marquis vs Margrave - What's the difference?
marquis | margrave |
A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent.
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 ,
Margrave is a related term of marquis.
As nouns the difference between marquis and margrave
is that marquis is a nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent while 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.marquis
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(wikipedia marquis)Alternative forms
* marquessNoun
(en-noun)Derived terms
* marchioness * marquee * marquisatemargrave
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(wikipedia margrave)Noun
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