"burgrave" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɜːɡɹeɪv/ [UK], /ˈbɜɹɡɹeɪv/ [US] Forms: burgraves [plural]
Etymology: From German Burggraf, from Burg (“castle”) + Graf (“count”). Compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Burggraf}} German Burggraf, {{compound|de|Burg|Graf|nocat=1|t1=castle|t2=count}} Burg (“castle”) + Graf (“count”), {{cog|nl|burggraaf}} Dutch burggraaf, {{cog|fr|burgrave}} French burgrave Head templates: {{en-noun}} burgrave (plural burgraves)
  1. (historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status. Tags: historical Translations (governor): burggravi [masculine] (Catalan), purkrabí [masculine] (Czech), burchtgraaf [masculine] (Dutch), burgrave [masculine] (French), Burggraf [masculine] (German), burchgrave (Middle Dutch), burgrabia [masculine] (Polish), burgrave [masculine] (Portuguese), purkgróf [masculine] (Slovak), hradný gróf [masculine] (Slovak), borggreve [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-burgrave-en-noun-4xOZPP3n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -grave, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Middle Dutch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -grave: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle Dutch translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'governor': 92 8
  2. One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe. Translations (one who holds a hereditary title): burggravi [masculine] (Catalan), purkrabí [masculine] (Czech), burgrave [masculine] (French), Burggraf [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-burgrave-en-noun-MuVDLED2 Disambiguation of 'one who holds a hereditary title': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burggraf, burggrave, burgraf Derived forms: burgravine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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