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landgrave
land·grave L0035025 (lănd′grāv′)n.1. A man in medieval Germany who had jurisdiction over a particular territory.2. Used as the title for such a nobleman.
[From Middle Low German : lant, land; see lendh- in Indo-European roots + grave, count.]landgrave (ˈlændˌɡreɪv) n1. (Historical Terms) (from the 13th century to 1806) a count who ruled over a specified territory2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (from the 13th century to 1806) a count who ruled over a specified territory3. (Historical Terms) (after 1806) the title of any of various sovereign princes in central Germany4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (after 1806) the title of any of various sovereign princes in central Germany[C16: via German, from Middle High German lantgrāve, from lant land + grāve count]land•grave (ˈlændˌgreɪv)
n. 1. (in medieval Germany) a count having jurisdiction over a large territory. 2. (usu. cap.) the title of certain German princes. [1510–20; < Middle Low German; see land, margrave] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  landgrave - a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germanycount - a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl |
TranslationsLandgrave
Landgrave German Landgraf), a sovereign prince in medieval Germany. Landgraviates were formed in the 12th century when some counts in southwestern and central Germany acquired supreme jurisdiction over territories that had included districts of several previous counts and that had not been under a duke or another prince. The most influential landgraves were those of Thuringia and Hesse. landgrave
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