palsgrave

palsgrave
a count of the Holy Roman Empire having imperial powers in his own domain: a count palatine

When bound to the stake, two cartloads of fagots and straw were piled up around him, and the palsgrave and vogt for the last time adjured him to abjure.


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  • palsgrave — (n.) 1540s, a count palatine, from M.Du. palsgrave, from pals palace (from L. palatium, see PALACE (Cf. palace)) + grave (Du. graaf) count (see MARGRAVE (Cf. margrave)). Cf. cognate M.H.G. pfalzgrave, Ger …   Etymology dictionary

  • Palsgrave — Pals grave , n. [D. paltsgraaf; palts palace (l. palatium) + graaf count; cf. G. pfalzgraf. See {Palace}, and {Landgrave}.] (Ger. Hist.) A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Palsgrave — (John) (m. en 1554) auteur anglais de l ouvrage (en français) l Esclaircissement de la langue francoyse …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • palsgrave — [pôlz′grāv΄, palz′grāv΄] n. [Du paltsgrave < palts (< L palatium), palace + graaf, count; akin to Ger pfalzgraf] Historical in Germany, a count palatine …   English World dictionary

  • Palsgrave — John Palsgrave (* um 1480 in London; † 1554 Northhamptonshire) war ein englischer Gelehrter. Leben Palsgrave studierte in Cambridge und Paris, wo er gründliche Französisch Kenntnisse erwarb. Er wurde der Hauslehrer von Prinzessin Mary Tudor, der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • palsgrave — noun Etymology: Dutch paltsgrave Date: 1539 count palatine 1a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • palsgrave — /pawlz grayv, palz /, n. a German count palatine. [1540 50; < early D paltsgrave (now paltsgraaf); c. G Pfalzgraf imperial count. See MARGRAVE, PALATINE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • palsgrave — [ pɔ:lzgreɪv] noun historical a Count Palatine. Origin C16: from early mod. Du. paltsgrave, from palts palatinate + grave count …   English new terms dictionary

  • palsgrave — n. Count palatine, count of the palace …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • palsgrave — pals·grave …   English syllables

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