Erbobergespan

German

Alternative forms

• Erbobergespann

Etymology

From Erbe (“heir”) +‎ Obergespan (“Hungarian lord-lieutenant of counties”, calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hungarian főispán), from ober- (“over”) +‎ Gespan (“Hungarian count”, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hungarian ispán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛɐ̯bʔoːbɐɡəʃpaːn]
• Hyphenation: Erb‧ober‧ge‧span

Noun

Erbobergespan m (genitive Erbobergespanes or Erbobergespans, plural Erbobergespane)

1. (Medieval Hungary) a hereditary Hungarian Lord-Lieutenant of counties, a hereditary Hungarian count

Derived terms

• Erbobergespanschaft

References

• Schubert, Friedrich Wilhelm. Handbuch der allgemeinen Staatskunde von Europa. Vol. 1. bei den Gebrüdern Bornträger, 1846, 411.