Associations to the word «Landgrave»

Wiktionary

LANDGRAVE, noun. (rare) specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
LANDGRAVE, noun. County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).

Dictionary definition

LANDGRAVE, noun. A count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany.

Wise words

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John Locke