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Landgrave,
Graff.] 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.

Mar"gra*vine (?), n. [G.
markgräfin: cf. F. margrafine.] The wife of a
margrave.

Mar"gue*rite (?), n. [F., a pearl, a
daisy. See Margarite.] (Bot.) The daisy (Bellis
perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and
to the China aster. Longfellow.

Ma"ri*an (?), a. Pertaining to the
Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of
Henry VIII.

Of all the Marian martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the
best-born gentleman.

Fuller.

Maid Marian. See Maidmarian in the
Vocabulary.

Mar"ie (?), interj. Marry.
[Obs.] Chaucer.

Mar"i*et (?), n. [F. mariette,
prop. dim. of Marie Mary.

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