Landgrave
/ˈlænd.ɡreɪv/noun
A nobleman holding a rank roughly equivalent to a count in parts of the Holy Roman Empire.
Did you know?The word is a German compound that mirrors Latin and feudal rank systems, and its female form, landgravine, kept the title alive in aristocratic Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Old High German
OHG
lantgrāvo
“a count or noble governing a territory”
Middle High German
MHG
lantgrāve
“a territorial count or prince”
Late Medieval German
German
Landgraf
“a noble title for a ruler of a land or province”
16th Century
English
landgrave
“a German territorial count or prince”
Modern English
English
landgrave
“a nobleman holding a rank roughly equivalent to a count in parts of the Holy Roman Empire”