burgrave

• burggraf, burggrave, burgraf

From German Burggraf, from Burg (“castle”) +‎ Graf (“count”). Compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːɡɹeɪv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜɹɡɹeɪv/
• Hyphenation: bur‧grave

burgrave (plural burgraves)

1. (historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
2. One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.

• bourgrave

Inherited from Old French.

• IPA^(key): /byʁ.ɡʁav/

burgrave m or f by sense (plural burgraves)

1. (historical) burgrave

• “burgrave” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
• “burgrave” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
• “burgrave” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “burgrave” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “burgrave” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “burgrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• Hyphenation: bur‧gra‧ve

burgrave m (plural burgraves)

1. (historical) burggrave (commander of a German burg)