different between nobleman vs burgrave

English

Etymology

noble +? man

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?no?bl?m?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n??bl?m?n/
• Hyphenation: no?ble?man

Noun

nobleman (plural noblemen)

1. A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:nobleman

Translations

See also

• noblewoman

English

Alternative forms

• burgraf
• burggrave

Etymology

From German Burggraf, from Burg (“castle”) +? Graf (“count”). Compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b????e?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?b????e?v/
• Hyphenation: bur?grave

Noun

burgrave (plural burgraves)

1. (historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
2. One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

burgrave m (plural burgraves)

1. (historical) burggrave (commander of a German burg)