MARGRAVE
Scrabble letter values: M3A1R1G2R1A1V4E1 = 14
Definition
- noun the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany.
- noun a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess).
Examples
- “1973: Among pulverised heads of stone margraves and electors, reconnoitering a likely-looking cabbage patch, all of a sudden Slothrop picks up the scent of an unmistakable no it can’t be yes it is it’s a REEFER! — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow”