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Burggrave

Burg"grave\, n. [G. burggraf; burg fortress + graf count: cf. D. burggraaf, F. burgrave. See Margrave.] (Germany) Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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