palgrave

P3A1L1G2R1A1V4E1

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1178).

OriginOld English grāf →
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Meanings

palgrave1

nounpalgrave (plural palgraves)

plural palgraves

  1. archaicArchaic form of palsgrave.

Palgrave2

proper nounPalgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Palgraves)

plural Palgraves

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1178).
    2. countableuncountableA locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Caledon, Ontario, Canada.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgrāf“grove”
  2. EnglishPalgrave

From pāl (“stake, pole”) + Old English grāf (“grove”).

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APA

palgrave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palgrave

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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