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landgrave

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From German Landgraf, itself from Land (land, territory, principality) + Graf (count).

Noun

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landgrave (plural landgraves)

  1. (rare) One holding a specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
  2. County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).
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Translations

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References

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  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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landgrave m (plural landgraves)

  1. landgrave

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Landgraf.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌlɐ̃d͡ʒˈɡɾa.vi/, /ˌlɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈɡɾa.vi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌlɐ̃d͡ʒˈɡɾa.ve/
 

  • Hyphenation: land‧gra‧ve

Noun

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landgrave m (plural landgraves, feminine landgravina, feminine plural landgravinas)

  1. landgrave
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Spanish

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Noun

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landgrave m (plural landgraves)

  1. landgrave

Further reading

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