Palsgrave
[pawlz-greyv, palz-] /ˈpɔlz greɪv, ˈpælz-/
noun
1.
a German count palatine.
/ˈpɔːlzɡreɪv/
noun
1.
(archaic) a German count palatine
n.
1540s, “a count palatine,” from Middle Dutch palsgrave, from pals “palace” (from Latin palatium, see palace) + grave (Dutch graaf) “count” (see margrave). Cf. cognate Middle High German pfalzgrave, German Pfalzgraf.
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