单词 | margravine |
释义 | margravinen. Now chiefly historical. The wife of a margrave; a woman with the rank and office of a margrave. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > earl, count, or countess > [noun] > margrave > wife of margravine1692 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > landgrave, margrave, or wildgrave > wife of landgravine1682 margravine1692 landgravess1762 wildgravess1762 1692 London Gaz. No. 2738/3 There is a Discourse of a Marriage being proposed between his Electoral Highness and the Margravinne of Anspach. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxxiii. 202 He placed the margravine of Bareith at his right hand. 1826 E. Craven (title) Memoirs of the Margravine of Anspach. Written by herself. 1857 A. Mathews Tea-table Talk I. 154 The vivacious Margravine..excelling and outfooting many a youthful dame. 1871 G. Meredith Harry Richmond II. iv. 52 The Margravine groaned impatiently at talk of such a dieaway sort. 1905 E. E. Cuthell (title) Wilhelmina, Margravine of Baireuth. 1950 S. J. Perelman Swiss Family Perelman iv. 57 ‘I refuse to taste another spoonful of that excelsior!’ announced the margravine in a ringing voice. 1997 Daily Tel. 20 Nov. 4/8 Cousins [of Prince Philip] include the Margrave and Margravine of Baden..and the Landgrave of Hesse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1692 |
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