Word: margravate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mar
gra
vate
Definition: A territory governed by a margrave or margravine.
Morphemes:
Affix: margrave
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: markō
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: marko
Meaning: boundary; boundary marker
Affix: grafa
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: grafa
Meaning: military rank
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a thing characterised by the specified thing