palsgrave

pals·grave

 (pôlz′grāv′)

n.

See palatine¹.

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[Obsolete Dutch paltsgrave, from Middle Dutch palsgrēve, palsgrāve : pals, palatine (from Vulgar Latin *palantia, palace, from Latin palātia, pl. of Palātium, imperial palace; see palace) + Middle Dutch grēve, grāve, count; see margrave.]

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palsgrave

(ˈpɔːlzɡreɪv)

n

(Historical Terms) archaic a German count palatine

[C16: from Dutch, from Middle Dutch paltsgrave, from palts estate of a palatine + grave count]

palsgravine fem n

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pals•grave

(ˈpɔlz greɪv, ˈpælz-)

n.

a German count palatine.

[1540–50; < early Dutch paltsgrave (now paltsgraaf); c. German Pfalzgraf imperial count. See margrave, palatine¹]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

palsgrave - (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands palatine noble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance

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Translations

palsgrave

n (Hist) → Pfalzgraf m

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