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landgrave

noun
land·​grave | \ ˈlan(d)ˌgrāv\
plural -s

Definition of landgrave

1 : a German count having a certain territorial jurisdiction — compare burgrave
2 : a county nobleman in the Carolina colony ranking just below the proprietary

History and Etymology for landgrave

modification of German landgraf, from Middle High German lantgrāve, from lant land, country, province (from Old High German, land) + grāve count

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