Definitions for palsgraveˈpɔlz greɪv, ˈpælz-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pals•graveˈpɔlz greɪv, ˈpælz-(n.)
a German count palatine.
Category: Western History
Origin of palsgrave:
1540–50; < early D paltsgrave (now paltsgraaf); c. G Pfalzgraf imperial count. See margrave , palatine1
Princeton's WordNet
palatine, palsgrave(noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
Wiktionary
palsgrave(Noun)
a count of the Holy Roman Empire having imperial powers in his own domain: a count palatine
Webster Dictionary
Palsgrave(noun)
a count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany
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