Get to know Burgrave better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like lord or noble.
Burgrave meaning
- The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
- One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
Using Burgrave
- The main meaning on this page is: The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status. | One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
- Useful related words include: lord, noble, nobleman, military governor.
- In the example corpus, burgrave often appears in combinations such as: burgrave frederick, burgrave filips.
Context around Burgrave
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Burgrave
- In this selection, "burgrave" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, royal, frederick and filips stand out and add context to how "burgrave" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1192 as burgrave frederick i and burgrave filips of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "burgrave" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with burgrave
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The burgrave Filips of Wassenaar was stripped of his offices and rights and lived out his last years in captivity. (20 words)
As early as 1361 Emperor Charles IV had conferred on Burgrave Frederick V the right to mint coins for the towns of Bayreuth and Kulmbach. (25 words)
In 1579, Giese was named royal burgrave of Danzig by the Polish king, a position that entailed the supervision of the judiciary system of the city. (26 words)
After the death of Conrad II (sometimes referred to as Kurt II) who left no male heirs, Frederick III was granted Nuremberg in 1192 as Burgrave Frederick I of Nuremberg-Zollern. (31 words)
Burgrave Filips of Wassenaar and the other local noblemen of the Hook faction assumed that the duke would besiege Leiden first and send small units out to conquer the surrounding citadels. (31 words)
In 1579, Giese was named royal burgrave of Danzig by the Polish king, a position that entailed the supervision of the judiciary system of the city. (26 words)
Example sentences (5)
After the death of Conrad II (sometimes referred to as Kurt II) who left no male heirs, Frederick III was granted Nuremberg in 1192 as Burgrave Frederick I of Nuremberg-Zollern.
As early as 1361 Emperor Charles IV had conferred on Burgrave Frederick V the right to mint coins for the towns of Bayreuth and Kulmbach.
Burgrave Filips of Wassenaar and the other local noblemen of the Hook faction assumed that the duke would besiege Leiden first and send small units out to conquer the surrounding citadels.
In 1579, Giese was named royal burgrave of Danzig by the Polish king, a position that entailed the supervision of the judiciary system of the city.
The burgrave Filips of Wassenaar was stripped of his offices and rights and lived out his last years in captivity.
Common combinations with burgrave
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: