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Meaning of burgrave in English
Pronunciation
/ˈbərɡreɪv/
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Noun
burgrave
Etymology
mid 16th century: from German Burggraf, from Burg‘castle’ (see borough) + Graf‘count, noble’
Definitions
1.
a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
2.
the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries