burgrave

English

Alternative forms

burggraf, burggrave, burgraf

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

burgrave (plural burgraves)

(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.

Translations

governor

Catalan: burggravi m
Czech: purkrabí (cs) m
Dutch: burchtgraaf m
French: burgrave m
German: Burggraf (de) m
Middle Dutch: burchgrave
Polish: burgrabia (pl) m
Portuguese: burgrave m
Slovak: purkgróf m, hradný gróf m
Swedish: borggreve (sv) c

one who holds a hereditary title

Catalan: burggravi m
Czech: purkrabí (cs) m
French: burgrave m
German: Burggraf (de) m

French

Alternative forms

bourgrave

Etymology

Inherited from Old French.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /byʁ.ɡʁav/

Noun

burgrave m or f by sense (plural burgraves)

(historical) burgrave

Further reading

“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.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁˈɡɾa.vi/ [buɦˈɡɾa.vi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /buɾˈɡɾa.vi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /buʁˈɡɾa.vi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buɻˈɡɾa.ve/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈɡɾa.vɨ/ [buɾˈɣɾa.vɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈɡɾa.bɨ/ [buɾˈɣɾa.βɨ]

Hyphenation: bur‧gra‧ve

Noun

burgrave m (plural burgraves)

(historical) burggrave (commander of a German burg)

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