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Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.

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  1. n. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.
  2. n. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis.
  3. n. the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany
  4. n. a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)
  5. 1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany. 2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis.
  6. n. the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany n. a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)