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Webster 1913 Edition
Burggrave
Burg′grave
,Noun.
(Germany)
Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.
Definition 2024
burggrave
burggrave
English
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Noun
burggrave (plural burggraves)
- (historical) One appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle), especially in German-speaking Europe.
- One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
Translations
one appointed to the command of a burg