burgrave

burgrave

English

Alternative forms

• burggraf, burggrave, burgraf

Etymology

From German Burggraf, from Burg (“castle”) +‎ Graf (“count”). Compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːɡɹeɪv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜɹɡɹeɪv/
• Hyphenation: bur‧grave

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.

Translations

governor

Catalan: burggravi m Czech: purkrabí (cs) m Dutch: burchtgraaf m German: Burggraf (de) m Middle Dutch: burchgrave Polish: burgrabia (pl) m Portuguese: burgrave m Slovak: purkgróf m, hradný gróf m Swedish: borggreve (sv) c

one who holds a hereditary title

Catalan: burggravi m Czech: purkrabí (cs) m German: Burggraf (de) m

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Portuguese

Noun

burgrave m (plural burgraves)

1. (historical) burggrave (commander of a German burg)