"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, {{m|en|margrave}} margrave 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -grave: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'governor': 93 7
  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': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burggraf, burggrave, burgraf

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