waldgrave

[ wawld-greyv ]

noun
  1. (in the Holy Roman Empire) an officer having jurisdiction over a royal forest.

Origin of waldgrave

1
<German Waldgraf (Wald forest + Graf count)

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British Dictionary definitions for waldgrave

waldgrave

/ (ˈwɔːldˌɡreɪv) /


noun
  1. (in medieval Germany) an officer with jurisdiction over a royal forest

Origin of waldgrave

1
from German Waldgraf, from Wald forest + Graf count

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