Definition of landgraves Landgraves
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What does landgraves mean?
Wiktionary 
- landgraves (Noun)
Plural of landgrave.
Part of speech
🔤- landgraves, noun, plural of landgrave.
WordNet
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| landgrave - a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany |
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Wiktionary
- landgrave (Noun)
Specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany. - landgrave (Noun)
County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary chartered equivalent of a royal vassal.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- landgrave (n.)
A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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landgrave
land′grāv, n. a German graf, count, or earl:—fem. Landgravine (land′gra-vēn).—n. Landgrā′viāte, the territory of a landgrave. [Dut. landgraaf—land, land, graaf, count.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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landgrave
A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to an English earl.
Part of speech
🔤- landgrave, noun, singular of landgraves.
