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Definition of Burgrave

1. Noun. A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right.

2. Noun. The military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Definition of Burgrave

1. n. See Burggrave.

Definition of Burgrave

1. Noun. The military governor of a German town or castle; a nobleman of the same status ¹

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Definition of Burgrave

1. a German nobleman [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burgrave

burgled burgles burgling burgomaster burgomasters burgomeister burgomeisters burgonet burgonets burgoo

burgoos burgout burgouts burgrave (current term) burgraves burgs burgundies burgundy burhel burhels

buriable burial burial chamber burial garment burial ground burial grounds burial mound burial mounds

Literary usage of Burgrave

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the by Richard Hakluyt (1905)
"Ferdinand, Archduke, father of the Marquess of burgrave, of the Spanish Armada (1588) iv. 205; brother of Charles V., embassy of, to Henry VIII. (1527) v. ..."

2. Remarkable Adventurers and Unrevealed Mysteries by Lascelles Wraxall (1863)
"The Reuss family—Henry the Bastard—Death of the burgrave—A mediaeval trial—A cruel murder—The Bastard put to the question— Attempted settlement—The ..."

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