paltsgrave
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palsgrave — noun Etymology: Dutch paltsgrave Date: 1539 count palatine 1a … New Collegiate Dictionary
palsgrave — /pawlz grayv, palz /, n. a German count palatine. [1540 50; < early D paltsgrave (now paltsgraaf); c. G Pfalzgraf imperial count. See MARGRAVE, PALATINE1] * * * … Universalium
margrave — noun /ˈmɑːɡɹeɪv,ˈmɑɹɡɹeɪv/ a) A feudal era military administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area. b) A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the… … Wiktionary
palsgrave — [ pɔ:lzgreɪv] noun historical a Count Palatine. Origin C16: from early mod. Du. paltsgrave, from palts palatinate + grave count … English new terms dictionary
palsgrave — pals•grave [[t]ˈpɔlz greɪv, ˈpælz [/t]] n. why a German count palatine • Etymology: 1540–50; < early D paltsgrave (now paltsgraaf); c. G Pfalzgraf imperial count. See margrave, palatine … From formal English to slang
palsgrave — /ˈpɔlzgreɪv/ (say pawlzgrayv) noun a German count palatine. {Dutch paltsgrave from palts estate of a palatinate + grave count} …
palsgrave — [pôlz′grāv΄, palz′grāv΄] n. [Du paltsgrave < palts (< L palatium), palace + graaf, count; akin to Ger pfalzgraf] Historical in Germany, a count palatine … English World dictionary
palsgrave — n. a Count Palatine. Etymology: Du. paltsgrave f. palts palatinate + grave count … Useful english dictionary
palsgravine — lzgrəˌvēn, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: Dutch paltsgravin, from paltsgrave + in ine : the wife or widow of a count palatine * * * /pawlz greuh veen , palz /, n. the wife or widow of a palsgrave. [1825 35; < D paltsgravin. See PALSGRAVE … Useful english dictionary
pals|grave — «PLZ grayv, PALZ », noun. Historical. a German count palatine. ╂[< earlier Dutch paltsgrave, adaptation of Midle High German pfalzgrāve < Old High German pfalenzgrâvo < pfalenza palace, palatine1 + grâvo count] … Useful english dictionary
