-grave

suffix

Used to signify a local ruler or administrator.

OriginOld Saxon grēve ← German Graf ← Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. historicalUsed to signify a local ruler or administrator.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*garāfijō
  2. GermanGraf“count”
  3. Old Saxongrēve
  4. English-grave

From Old Saxon grēve, typically used in translations of feudal German titles ending in German Graf (“count”), from Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō.

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APA

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“-grave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-grave. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-grave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-grave.

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