landgrave

listen to the pronunciation of landgrave
English - Turkish
English - English
County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal)
Anglicised rendering of Landgraf, a rare, specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany
{n} a title, German title, count, earl
a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France
{i} medieval German count with jurisdiction over a large area of land; title of certain German princes
landgrave

    Hyphenation

    land·grave

    Turkish pronunciation

    ländgreyv

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlandˌgrāv/ /ˈlændˌɡreɪv/

    Etymology

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