burggrave

English

Alternative forms

burgrave

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: burg‧grave

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

Czech: purkrabí m
German: Burggraf (de) m

Portuguese: burgrave m
Slovak: purkgróf m, hradný gróf m

one who holds a hereditary title

Czech: purkrabí m

German: Burggraf (de) m

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for burggrave in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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