palsgrave
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Pfalzgraf (“count palatinate”).
Noun
editpalsgrave (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)