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burgrave

Pronunciation:  'burgreyv

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
  2. [n]  a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
 
 See Also: Lord, military governor, noble, nobleman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bur"grave\, n. [F.]
See {Burggrave}.

 

 

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