n. specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
n. County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl in England and of a count in France.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In Germany, in the middle ages, a graf or count to whom were intrusted special judicial functions, extending over a considerable territory; later, the title of certain German princes, some of whom were princes of the empire.
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n. a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
Word Usage
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