"-grave" meaning in English

See -grave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Old Saxon grēve, typically used in translations of feudal German titles ending in German Graf (“count”), from Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|osx|grēve}} Old Saxon grēve, {{der|en|de|Graf||count}} German Graf (“count”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*garāfijō}} Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō Head templates: {{head|en|suffixes}} -grave
  1. (historical) Used to signify a local ruler or administrator. Tags: historical, morpheme
    Sense id: en--grave-en-suffix-Cnt6UU6c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -grave meaning in English (1.2kB)

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