Burggraf

German (Berlin)

[ˈbʊrkɡraːf]

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) a male burgrave a military governor or commander of a castle, fortress or medieval fortified town, especially within the Holy Roman Empire
  • similar to a French chatelain or Late Middle English castellan

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German burcgrâve derived from Old High German burggrāfo compound from German Burg (castle, fortification, fortress) + German Graf (count, earl).

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German (Berlin)

Graf

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count, earl

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