Etymology

palsgrave

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Today it means: A count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county. Full definition →

German Pfalzgraf
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  1. German · borrowed fromPfalzgraf
  2. German · borrowed fromPfalzgraf
  3. English todaypalsgrave

Borrowed from German Pfalzgraf (“count palatinate”).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.