Pfalzgrave

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• Finnish nobility — The Finnish nobility (Fi. Aateli, Sw. Adel) was historically a privileged class in Finland, deriving from its period as part of Sweden and the Russian Empire. Noble families and their descendants are still a part of Finnish republican society… …   Wikipedia

• palsgrave — (n.) 1540s, a count palatine, from M.Du. palsgrave, from pals palace (from L. palatium, see PALACE (Cf. palace)) + grave (Du. graaf) count (see MARGRAVE (Cf. margrave)). Cf. cognate M.H.G. pfalzgrave, Ger …   Etymology 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