Definition of "burggrave" []

• One appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle). (noun)
• One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg. (noun)

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• "Hohenzollern, burggrave of Nuremberg, with the title of elector."
• ""Yes," is the reply, "to be their burggrave, and defend their Heaven!"