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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See burgrave, burgravess.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Germany) Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun historical, Germany One appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle).
  • noun Germany One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg.

Etymologies

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German Burggraf; Burg fortress + Graf count: compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave.

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