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† water-grave Obs.
[See grave n.3 and n.4]
A water-bailiff. In quot. 1617 ? repr. G. wassergraf.
1479Hexham Priory, Black Bk. (Surtees) II. 73 Et ale⁓graves, watere-graves, et iiij juratos. 1617Moryson Itin. iii. 280 Water-Graves (overseeing Lakes and Rivers for Swannes, fishing and other like things) are offices given at the Princes pleasure and not proper to any Familie. |