Etymology

Rhinegrave

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Today it means: A German count whose hereditary lands are in the Rheingau area north of the river Rhine, especially one descended from the counts of Salm. Full definition →

Middle Low German ringrave ← German Rheingraf
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  1. German · derived fromRheingraf
  2. Middle Low German · derived fromringrave
  3. English todayRhinegrave

From Middle Low German ringrave and German Rheingraf, from Rhein (“the river Rhine”) + Graf (“grave, count”).

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