noun
- plural of margraviate; territories ruled by margraves, especially in medieval Germany
Usage: historical
Examples
- The Holy Roman Empire included several margraviates along its eastern borders.
- Brandenburg and Baden were among the most important margraviates in medieval Germany.
- These margraviates served as buffer zones against foreign invasions.
- The margrave administered his margraviates with considerable autonomy.
- Many margraviates eventually became duchies or kingdoms.
- The boundaries of these margraviates changed frequently during the Middle Ages.