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landgrave

landgrave noun: one holding a specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.

Noun

landgrave (plural landgraves)

  1. (historical) One holding a specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
  2. County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).

Proper noun capitalized: Landgrave

Landgrave

  1. A surname.

Forms of landgrave

plurallandgraves
alternative formlandgraf

Origin of landgrave

From German Landgraf, itself from Land (“land, territory, principality”) + Graf (“count”), from *grafa (“military rank”), from Latin graphio. More at graft.

Words formed from landgrave

Questions about landgrave

What does landgrave mean?
Landgrave means one holding a specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
What part of speech is landgrave?
Landgrave can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of landgrave?
The plural of landgrave is landgraves.

Words near landgrave in the dictionary

  1. landgrabs
  2. landgraf
  3. landgrafs
  4. landgravate
  5. landgravates
  6. landgrave
  7. landgraves
  8. landgraveship
  9. landgraveships
  10. landgravess
  11. landgravesses

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