(medieval) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands

• German count’s friend’s final resting place
• Where china's buried for German nobleman

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1540s, "a count palatine," from Middle Dutch palsgrave , from pals "palace" (from Latin palatium , see palace ) + grave (Dutch graaf ) "count" (see margrave ). Similar formation in Middle High German pfalzgrave , German Pfalzgraf .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palsgrave \Pals"grave`\, n. [D. paltsgraaf; palts palace (l. palatium) + graaf count; cf. G. pfalzgraf. See Palace , and Landgrave .] (Ger. Hist.) A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany. ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands [syn: palatine ]