pfalzgraf means A German representative of the Frankish king (or, later, the Holy Roman Emperor), in a palatial domain of the crown; a count palatine.
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Pfalzgraf.
noun
- A German representative of the Frankish king (or, later, the Holy Roman Emperor), in a palatial domain of the crown; a count palatine.
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- palsgrave 74% match — A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county. vs pfalzgraf →
- palatine 64% match — Pertaining to the Elector Palatine or the German Palatinate or its people. vs pfalzgraf →
- landgrave 62% match — One holding a specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany. vs pfalzgraf →
- waldgrave 61% match — The head forestkeeper, or nobleman who held some power in forested areas, in the Holy Roman Empire, now Germany. vs pfalzgraf →
- burgrave 61% match — The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status. vs pfalzgraf →
- burgraviate 55% match — The territory of a burgrave. vs pfalzgraf →
- landvogt 54% match — A reeve in the Holy Roman Empire with responsibility for a particular territory. vs pfalzgraf →
- margrave 54% match — A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area. vs pfalzgraf →