palsgrave

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfalzgraf (“count palatinate”).

Noun

palsgrave (plural palsgraves)

1. (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

• count palatine
• pfalzgraf (rare)

Anagrams

• palgraves