Pfalzgraf
/ˈ(p)faltsɡrɑːf/ /ˈ(p)faltsɡraf/ /ˈ(p)fɔːltsɡrɑːf/Now historical
noun
A Count Palatine, especially the Count Palatine of the Rhine.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Coryate (?1577–1617), traveller and writer. From early modern German pfaltzgraf, pfaltzgrave, pfalzgraf, German Pfalzgraf.