landgrave
(noun) a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
Source: WordNet® 3.1
landgrave (plural landgraves)
(rare) specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).
Source: Wiktionary
Land"grave`, n. Etym: [G. landgraf; land land + graf earl, count; cf. D. landgraaf, F. landgrave.]
Definition: A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France.
Note: The title was first adopted by some German counts in the twelfth century, to distinguish themselves from the inferior counts under their jurisdiction. Three of them were princes of the empire.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2024
(noun) an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
