Palsgrave

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county. historical

    "When bound to the stake, two cartloads of fagots and straw were piled up around him, and the palsgrave and vogt for the last time adjured him to abjure."

  2. 2
    (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands wordnet

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"When bound to the stake, two cartloads of fagots and straw were piled up around him, and the palsgrave and vogt for the last time adjured him to abjure."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfalzgraf (“count palatinate”).

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count palatinateholy roman empire

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