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CIDE DICTIONARY

burggrave

CIDE DICTIONARY

burggraven. [G. burggraf; burg fortress + graf count: cf. D. burggraaf, F. burgrave. See Margrave.].
     Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.  [1913 Webster]

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