LANDGRAVES

Noun

landgraves

plural of landgrave

Source: Wiktionary


LANDGRAVE

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



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