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palsgrave

American  
[pawlz-greyv, palz-] / ˈpɔlz greɪv, ˈpælz- /

noun

  1. a German count palatine.

palsgrave British  
/ ˈpɔːlzɡrəˌviːn, ˈpɔːlzɡreɪv /

noun

  1. archaic a German count palatine

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Other Word Forms

  • palsgravine noun

Etymology

Origin of palsgrave

1540–50; < early Dutch paltsgrave (now paltsgraaf ); cognate with German Pfalzgraf imperial count. See margrave, palatine 1

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