Markgraf

History

Etymologically, the word margrave (Latin: marchio, c. 1551) is the English and French form of the German noble title Markgraf (German pronunciation:;Mark, meaning "march" or "mark", that is, borderland, added to Graf, meaning "Count"); it is related semantically to the English title "Marcher Lord". As a noun and hereditary title, "margrave" was common among the languages of Europe, such as Spanish and Polish.