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noun - a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
noun - the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
noun - a German nobleman
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| Plural form of burgrave. |
| The governor or hereditary ruler of a German town or castle. |
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| Burgrave also rendered as Burggrave (from German: Burggraf, Latin: burgravius, burggravius, burcgravius, burgicomes, also praefectus), was since the medieval period in Europe (mainly Germany) the official title for the ruler of a castle, especially a royal or episcopal castle, and its territory called a Burgraviate or Burgravate (German Burggrafschaft also Burggrafthum, Latin praefectura). The burgrave was a "count" in rank (German Graf, Latin comes) equipped with judicial powers, under the direct authority of the Emperor or King, or if a territorial imperial statea prince-bishop or territorial lord. The responsibilities were administrative, military and jurisdictional. A burgrave, who ruled over a substantially large territory, may also have possessed the regality of coinage, and could mint their own regional coins (see silver bracteates). |