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)

1. (historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
2. 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

• burgravine

 

Translations

governor

• Catalan: burggravi m
• Czech: purkrabí (cs) m
• Dutch: burchtgraaf m
• French: burgrave (fr) m
• German: Burggraf (de) m
• Middle Dutch: burchgrave
• Polish: burgrabia (pl) m
• Portuguese: burgrave m
• Slovak: purkgróf m, hradný gróf m
• Swedish: borggreve (sv) c

one who holds a hereditary title

• Catalan: burggravi m
• Czech: purkrabí (cs) m
• French: burgrave (fr) m
• German: Burggraf (de) m

French

Alternative forms

• bourgrave

Etymology

Inherited from Old French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byʁ.ɡʁav/

Noun

burgrave m or f by sense (plural burgraves)

1. (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.
• “burgrave” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “burgrave” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “burgrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁˈɡɾa.vi/ [buɦˈɡɾa.vi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buʁˈɡɾa.vi/ [buɦˈɡɾa.vi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /buɾˈɡɾa.vi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /buʁˈɡɾa.vi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buɻˈɡɾa.ve/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈɡɾa.vɨ/ [buɾˈɣɾa.vɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈɡɾa.vɨ/ [buɾˈɣɾa.vɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈɡɾa.bɨ/ [buɾˈɣɾa.βɨ]

• Hyphenation: bur‧gra‧ve

Noun

burgrave m (plural burgraves)

1. (historical) burggrave (commander of a German burg)