palsgrave
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Pfalzgraf (“count palatinate”).
Noun
[edit]palsgrave (plural palsgraves)
- (historical) A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county.
- 1917, Upton Sinclair, The Profits of Religion […] [1]:
- When bound to the stake, two cartloads of fagots and straw were piled up around him, and the palsgrave and vogt for the last time adjured him to abjure.
Synonyms
[edit]- count palatine
- pfalzgraf (rare)