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- German · derived from-graf“-grave”
- Latin · derived fromcent-“100”
- German · borrowed fromZentgraf
- English todaycentgrave
From German Zentgraf, from Latin cent- (“100”) + German -graf (“-grave”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
centgrave
Today it means: The overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany. Full definition →
German Zentgraf ← Latin cent-