palsgrave

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Pfalzgraf (“count palatinate”).

Noun

palsgrave (plural palsgraves)

1. A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county.
   • 1917, Upton Sinclair, The Profits of Religion

     When bound to the stake, two cartloads of fagots and straw were piled up around him, and the palsgrave and vogt for the last time adjured him to abjure.

Synonyms

• count palatine, count palatinate
• pfalzgraf (rare)

Anagrams

• palgraves