palsgrave

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palsgrave

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Borrowed from German Pfalzgraf (“count palatinate”).

noun palsgraves

historical A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county. When bound to the stake, two cartloads of fagots and straw were piled up around him, and the palsgrave and vogt for the last time adjured him to abjure.
Similar: count palatine, pfalzgraf

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@misc{palsgrave_2026,
  title = {palsgrave},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palsgrave},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}