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Burggrave

Burg′grave

,
Noun.
[G.
burggraf
;
burg
fortress +
graf
count: cf. D.
burggraaf
, F.
burgrave
. See
Margrave
.]
(Germany)
Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.

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burggrave

burggrave

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burggrave (plural burggraves)

  1. (historical) One appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle), especially in German-speaking Europe.
  2. One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.

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