margrave

The lord or military governor of a medieval German border province.

Used as a hereditary title for certain princes in the Holy Roman Empire.

A German title (markgraf), ‘count or earl of a mark’ or border province: equivalent to marquis.

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

The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis.

A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.

A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.

a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)

the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany