What does landgrave mean?
Definitions for landgrave
ˈlændˌgreɪvland·grave
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Princeton's WordNet
landgravenoun
a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
Wiktionary
landgravenoun
specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
landgravenoun
County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).
Etymology: From Landgraf, itself from Land 'land, territory, principality' + Graf 'count'.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Landgravenoun
A German title of dominion.
Etymology: land and grave, a count, German.
Wikipedia
Landgrave
Landgrave (German: Landgraf, Dutch: landgraaf, Swedish: lantgreve, French: landgrave; Latin: comes magnus, comes patriae, comes provinciae, comes terrae, comes principalis, lantgravius) was a noble title used in the Holy Roman Empire, and later on in its former territories. The German titles of Landgraf, Markgraf ("margrave"), and Pfalzgraf ("count palatine") are in the same class of ranks as Herzog ("duke") and above the rank of a Graf ("count").
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landgrave
A landgrave is a noble ranking, particularly in parts of the Holy Roman Empire, denoting a count whose jurisdiction extended over a territory (a landgraviate) rather than just a county. The title is roughly equivalent to a duke or other high-ranking nobility.
Webster Dictionary
Landgravenoun
a German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France
Etymology: [G. landgraf; land land + graf earl, count; cf. D. landgraaf, F. landgrave.]
Wikidata
Landgrave
Landgrave was a title used in the Holy Roman Empire and later on by its former territories. The German titles of Landgraf, Markgraf and Pfalzgraf bei Rhein are in the same class of ranks as the title Herzog and above the rank of a Graf.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Landgrave
land′grāv, n. a German graf, count, or earl:—fem. Landgravine (land′gra-vēn).—n. Landgrā′viāte, the territory of a landgrave. [Dut. landgraaf—land, land, graaf, count.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Landgrave
title given to certain counts of the old German empire who had the rank of princes.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
landgrave
A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to an English earl.
Etymology and Origins
Landgrave
The Anglicised form of the German landgraf, count, a ground landlord.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LANDGRAVE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Landgrave is ranked #121590 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Landgrave surname appeared 142 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Landgrave.
62.6% or 89 total occurrences were White.
37.3% or 53 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of landgrave in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of landgrave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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