Burgrave
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Formerly, the title, in some European countries, of the hereditary governor of a town or castle.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
See
burggrave
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The
military
governor
of a
German
town
or
castle
; a
nobleman
of the same status
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
noun.
the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
Word Usage
"Now did Arnold bring Birdalone to the town hall, wherein yet sat the deputy of the burgrave, who himself was in the leaguer at the"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
lord
military governor
noble
nobleman
variant
burggrave