margrave

名词 margrave:

1. the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany
2. a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)

mar.grave

n.（名词）
The lord or military governor of a medieval German border province.
总督：中世纪德国边境省份的长官或军事统治者
Used as a hereditary title for certain princes in the Holy Roman Empire.
侯爵：神圣罗马帝国的某些候爵的世袭封号

来源：
Probably Middle Dutch marcgr3ve
可能为 中古荷兰语 marcgr3ve
marc [march, border] * see merg-
marc [行军，边界] *参见 merg-
gr3ve [count]
gr3ve [伯爵]

【引伸】
margra.vial