burgrave
English
/ˈbɜːɡɹeɪv/, /ˈbɜɹɡɹeɪv/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
- One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
Etymology
Derived from German Burggraf, Burg (castle, fortification, fortress) + German Graf (count, earl).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Graf
Gloss
count, earl
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Freiburg English
- burgravine English
- graf English
- Bettenburg German
- Burg German
- Burggraf German
- Burggräfin German
- Bürger German
- Gaugraf German
- Graf German
- Grafschaft German
- Gräfin German
- Hauptburg German
- Hochburg German
- Hüpfburg German
- Landgraf German
- Markgraf German
- Siebenbürgen German
- Wagenburg German
- burgähnlich German
- burg Dutch, Flemish
- burggraaf Dutch, Flemish
- burggravin Dutch, Flemish
- graaf Dutch, Flemish
- Bourges French
- граф Russian
- grafo Esperanto
- borchgrave Middle Dutch
- burg Old High German
- grāfio Old High German
- grāfiene Latvian
- grāfs Latvian
- граф Bulgarian
- burcgrâve Middle High German
- grâve Middle High German