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Noun: burgrave  'bur,greyv
  1. A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
     
  2. The military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries

Derived forms: burgraves

Type of: Lord, military governor, noble, nobleman

Encyclopedia: Burgrave

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