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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
landgravine
 
SYLLABICATION:land·gra·vine
PRONUNCIATION:  lndgr-vn
NOUN: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.
ETYMOLOGY:From Middle Low German landgravin, feminine of landgrave, landgrave. See landgrave.
 
 
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