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| land·gra·vi·ate [ land gráyvee ət, land gráyvee àyt ] (plural land·gra·vi·ates) or land·gra·vate [ lándgrə vàyt ] (plural land·gra·vates) |
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territory ruled by landgrave or landgravine: formerly, in Germany, the office, jurisdiction, or territory presided over by a landgrave or landgravine
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| [Early 17th century. < medieval Latin landgraviatus< Middle Low German landgrave (see landgrave)] |
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