burggraaf
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈbʏr.xraːf/
noun
Definitions
- (originally) keeper of certain castles (and surrounding jurisdictions)
- viscount, a peerage rank, below graaf (count)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch borchgrave compound from Dutch, Flemish burg (-ville, burg, castle, burgh) + Dutch, Flemish graaf (count, -graph, earl, official).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
graaf
Gloss
count, -graph, earl, official
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- burgrave English
- burgravine English
- Burg German
- Burggraf German
- Graf German
- -in Dutch, Flemish
- Smeerenburg Dutch, Flemish
- Valkenburg Dutch, Flemish
- burg Dutch, Flemish
- burggravin Dutch, Flemish
- burgwal Dutch, Flemish
- dijkgraaf Dutch, Flemish
- graaf Dutch, Flemish
- graafschap Dutch, Flemish
- gravin Dutch, Flemish
- markgraaf Dutch, Flemish
- schouwburg Dutch, Flemish
- wagenburg Dutch, Flemish
- borchgrave Middle Dutch
- borchgravinne Middle Dutch
- grâve Middle Dutch
- graaf Farefare