palsgrave

[pawlz-greyv, palz-]

noun

1. a German count palatine.

palsgrave

/ ˈpɔːlzɡrəˌviːn, ˈpɔːlzɡreɪv /

noun

1. archaic,  a German count palatine

Other Word Forms

• palsgravine noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of palsgrave¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of palsgrave¹

C16: from Dutch, from Middle Dutch paltsgrave, from palts estate of a palatine + grave count

Example Sentences

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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