Būrg'grāve, n.

noun

n. [Ger. burggraf, M. H. Ger. burc-grāve, L. Lat. burggrarius, from Ger. burg, fortress, and graf, M. H. Ger. grāve, O. H. Ger. grāvo, count.] (Germany.) Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg; but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached.