burgrave
English
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editEtymology
editFrom German Burggraf, from Burg (“castle”) + Graf (“count”). Compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editburgrave (plural burgraves)
- (historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
- One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editgovernor
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editburgrave m or f by sense (plural burgraves)
Further reading
edit- “burgrave” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
- “burgrave” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “burgrave” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “burgrave” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “burgrave” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “burgrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: bur‧gra‧ve
Noun
editburgrave m (plural burgraves)
- (historical) burggrave (commander of a German burg)
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