Noun: burgrave 'bur,greyv
- A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right
"The burgrave hosted lavish feasts in his ancestral castle"
- The military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
"The burgrave fortified the town against potential invasions"
Derived forms: burgraves
Type of: Lord, military governor, noble, nobleman
Encyclopedia: Burgrave