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Palsgrave vs Burgrave - What's the difference?

palsgrave | burgrave |

As nouns the difference between palsgrave and burgrave

is that palsgrave is a count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county while burgrave is the military governor of a German town or castle; a nobleman of the same status.

palsgrave

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county.
  • *1917 ,
  • *: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

    * count palatine, count palatinate * pfalzgraf (rare)

    burgrave

    English

    Alternative forms

    * burggrave

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The military governor of a German town or castle; a nobleman of the same status