palsgrave

American

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

noun

a German count palatine.

palsgrave British

/ ˈpɔːlzɡrəˌviːn, ˈpɔːlzɡreɪv /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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He confirmed his authority by extending the power of the palsgraves, or counts palatine,—royal officers who superintended the domains of the king in the several duchies, and dispensed justice in his name.

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