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burggrave

burggrave 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.

Forms of burggrave

pluralburggraves

Questions about burggrave

What is burggrave the alternative form of?
Burggrave is the alternative form of burgrave.

Words near burggrave in the dictionary

  1. Burgets
  2. Burgett
  3. Burgetts
  4. burggraf
  5. burggrafs
  6. burggrave
  7. burggraves
  8. burggravine
  9. burggravines
  10. burgh
  11. Burgh by Sands

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