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Definition of Pfalzgraf in English:

Pfalzgraf

noun

historical

  • A Count Palatine, especially the Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Coryate (?1577–1617), traveller and writer. From early modern German pfaltzgraf, pfaltzgrave, pfalzgraf, German Pfalzgraf.

Pronunciation

Pfalzgraf

/ˈ(p)faltsɡrɑːf//ˈ(p)fɔːltsɡrɑːf//ˈ(p)faltsɡraf/