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Burgrave

//ˈbɜɹɡɹeɪv// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status. historical
  2. 2
    the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries wordnet
  3. 3
    One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
  4. 4
    a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right wordnet

Etymology

From German Burggraf, from Burg (“castle”) + Graf (“count”). Compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave.

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