e/Marcher Lord

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has glosseng: A Marcher Lord is the English equivalent of a margrave (in the Holy Roman empire). In this context the word "march" means a border region or frontier, and is cognate with the verb "to march," both ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *mereg-, "edge" or "boundary." For its international context see Marches.
lexicalizationeng: Marcher Lord
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