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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == 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 Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “burgrave”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “burgrave” in Dictionnaire Le Robert. “burgrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bur‧gra‧ve === Noun === burgrave m (plural burgraves) (historical) burggrave (commander of a German burg) === Further reading === “burgrave”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “burgrave”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026