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landgrave

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LANDGRAVE

n. In Germany, a count or earl; or an officer nearly corresponding to the earl of England, and the count of France. It is now a title of certain princes who possess estates or territories called landgraviates.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LANDGRAVE

Land "grave `, n. Etym: [G. landgraf; land land + graf earl, count; cf. D. landgraaf, F. landgrave. ]

Defn: A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France.

Note: The title was first adopted by some German counts in the twelfth century, to distinguish themselves from the inferior counts under their jurisdiction. Three of them were princes of the empire.

New American Oxford Dictionary

landgrave

land grave |ˈlan (d )ˌgrāv ˈlændˌɡreɪv | ▶noun historical a count having jurisdiction over a territory. • the title of certain German princes. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Middle Low German, from land ‘land ’ + grave ‘count ’ (used as a title ).

Oxford Dictionary

landgrave

landgrave |ˈlan (d )greɪv | ▶noun historical a count having jurisdiction over a territory. • the title of certain German princes. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Middle Low German, from land ‘land ’ + grave ‘count ’ (used as a title ).