bur|grave

bur|grave
bur|grave «BUR GRAYV», noun.
formerly, in Germany, Austria, and other German-speaking areas:
1. the governor of a fortified town or castle.
2. the hereditary head of a castle or town and the adjacent domain.
[alteration of German Burggraf < Burg fortified town + Graf count2]

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