-grave A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. See Margrave.

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 grave
      adj 1: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to
             keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet
             sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn
             promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced
             sentence" [syn: sedate, sober, solemn]
      2: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
         dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave
         illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a
         serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a
         life-threatening disease" [syn: dangerous, grievous, serious,
          severe, life-threatening]
      3: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious
         thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision
         in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters
         of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the
         peace conference" [syn: grievous, heavy, weighty]
      n 1: death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving
           me"; "from cradle to grave"
      2: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the
         ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his
         mother's grave" [syn: tomb]
      3: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
         [syn: grave accent]
      v 1: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at
           it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image
           of her husband" [syn: sculpt, sculpture]
      2: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a
         pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"
         [syn: engrave, inscribe]
      [also: graven]


 Grave
    Among the ancient Hebrews graves were outside of cities in the
    open field (Luke 7:12; John 11:30). Kings (1 Kings 2:10) and
    prophets (1 Sam. 25:1) were generally buried within cities.
    Graves were generally grottoes or caves, natural or hewn out in
    rocks (Isa. 22:16; Matt. 27:60). There were family cemeteries
    (Gen. 47:29; 50:5; 2 Sam. 19:37). Public burial-places were
    assigned to the poor (Jer. 26:23; 2 Kings 23:6). Graves were
    usually closed with stones, which were whitewashed, to warn
    strangers against contact with them (Matt. 23:27), which caused
    ceremonial pollution (Num. 19:16).

      There were no graves in Jerusalem except those of the kings,
    and according to tradition that of the prophetess Huldah.