Rhinegrave

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UK/ˈɹʌɪnɡɹeɪv/

noun

A German count whose hereditary lands are in the Rheingau area north of the river Rhine, especially one descended from the counts of Salm.

OriginMiddle Low German ringrave ← German Rheingraf →
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Meanings

nounRhinegrave (plural Rhinegraves)

plural Rhinegraves

  1. A German count whose hereditary lands are in the Rheingau area north of the river Rhine, especially one descended from the counts of Salm.

    the Turks daring the Duke daily to a sett battell, who at length drew out his Army, led by the Rhine-Grave [...].

    1630, John Smith, True Travels, Kupperman, published 1988, page 45

Origin

  1. GermanRheingraf
  2. Middle Low Germanringrave
  3. EnglishRhinegrave

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

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

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Chicago

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

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