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Noun Concept
Categories: Counts, German noble titles, Burgraves, Heads of local government
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burgrave  Burggraaf  Burggraf  Burggrave  Burggraviate
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A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right WordNet 3.0
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A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Burgrave, also rendered as burggrave, was since the medieval period in Europe the official title for the ruler of a castle, especially a royal or episcopal castle, and its territory called a Burgraviate or Burgravate. Wikipedia
The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status. Wiktionary
Governor. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
Lord
imperial, royal and noble ranks
Graf
HAS KIND
FR
burgrave de Cracovie
CS
purkrabí Hradeckého kraje
Burgraviate of Nuremberg
APPLIES TO JURISDICTION
Belgium
Kingdom of The Netherlands
DIFFERENT FROM
viscount
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
castellan
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Burggraaf, Burggraf, Burggrave, Burggraviate, burgicomes, Burgrabia, Burgraves, burgraviate, burgravine, Highest Burgrave of Bohemian Kingdom

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