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Palsgrave

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
palsgrave

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.

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palsgrave

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

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palsgrave

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

Usage examples of "palsgrave".

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.