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burggraf

burggraf is the alternative form of burgrave.

Meaning of burgrave

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.
  2. One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.

Proper noun capitalized: Burggraf

Burggraf (plural Burggrafs)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of burggraf

Noun
pluralburggrafs
Proper noun
pluralBurggrafs

Origin of burggraf

Borrowed from German Burggraf.

Questions about burggraf

What does burggraf mean?
Burggraf means a surname from German.
What is burggraf the alternative form of?
Burggraf is the alternative form of burgrave.
What part of speech is burggraf?
Burggraf is a proper noun.

Words near burggraf in the dictionary

  1. burgessy
  2. Burget
  3. Burgets
  4. Burgett
  5. Burgetts
  6. burggraf
  7. burggrafs
  8. burggrave
  9. burggraves
  10. burggravine
  11. burggravines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burggraf (page history and authors); Burggraf (page history and authors); burgrave (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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