landgrave en · NOUN
Etymology
From German Landgraf, itself from Land (“land, territory, principality”) + Graf (“count”), from *grafa (“military rank”), from Latin graphio. More at graft.
Meanings
- (historical) One holding a specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
- County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| landgraves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| landgraf | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
landgraviate · margrave · landgravine
Translations (20)
el λανδίγραβος (renderings of Landgraf) · la comes prīncipālis (renderings of Landgraf) · pt landegrave (renderings of Landgraf) · ru ландгра́ф (renderings of Landgraf) · de Landgraf (renderings of Landgraf) · frm landgrave (renderings of Landgraf) · es landgrave (renderings of Landgraf) · eo landgrafo (renderings of Landgraf) · cy tiriarll (renderings of Landgraf) · fr landgrave (renderings of Landgraf) · da landgreve (renderings of Landgraf) · sk landgróf (renderings of Landgraf) · fi maakreivi (renderings of Landgraf) · it langravio (renderings of Landgraf) · ca landgravi (renderings of Landgraf) · io landgravo (renderings of Landgraf) · nb landgreve (renderings of Landgraf) · el λανδγράβος (renderings of Landgraf) · nl landgraaf (renderings of Landgraf) · cs lankrabě (renderings of Landgraf)