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Feminine:
burgravine
German:
burggraf, or Burgräfin
Related Topics:
aristocracy

burgrave, in medieval Germany, one appointed to command a burg (fortified town) with the rank of count (Graf or comes). Later the title became hereditary and was associated with a domain.