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noun
The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: military governor
noun
a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Lord, noble, nobleman
History
From German Burggraf, from Burg (“castle”) + Graf (“count”). Compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave.
Across languages
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