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land·gra·vine

(lănd′grə-vēn′)

1. A woman holding the title to a landgraviate.

2. The wife or widow of a landgrave.

3. Used as the title for such a noblewoman.

[From Middle Low German landgravin, feminine of landgrave, landgrave; see landgrave.]

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landgravine

(ˈlændɡrəˌviːn)

1. (Historical Terms) the wife or widow of a landgrave

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the wife or widow of a landgrave

3. (Historical Terms) a woman who held the rank of landgrave

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a woman who held the rank of landgrave

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land•gra•vine

(ˈlænd grəˌvin)

n.

1. the wife of a landgrave.

2. a woman of the rank of a landgrave.

[1675–85; < Dutch landgravin, feminine of landgraaf landgrave]

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