Obergespan

German

Alternative forms

• Obergespann

Etymology

ober- (“over”) +‎ Gespan (“Hungarian count”, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hungarian ispán), a calque of Hungarian főispán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔoːbɐɡəʃpaːn]
• Hyphenation: Ober‧ge‧span

Noun

Obergespan m (genitive Obergespanes or Obergespans, plural Obergespane)

1. (Medieval Hungary) a Hungarian Lord-Lieutenant of counties, the Hungarian count in charge of every viscount (Vizegespan) in a county

Derived terms

• Erbobergespan
• Erbobergespanschaft
• Obergespanschaft

References

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