burgrave, burg grave (bergrav)

[F. burgrave = Sp. burgrave =Pg. burgrave, bur gravio = It. burgravio, burg grav i us, Dan. borggreve = Sw. burggrefve = Pol. bur grabia = Bohem. purkrabe ), tribuloides). E. borough, + grāvjo, gravo, MHG. grave, G. graf, a count, earl, governor: see graf.] Formerly, the title, in some European countries, of the hereditary governor of a town or castle. The former [burghers] stood, in all trade matters, entirely under the orders of the lords of the town, whether were bishops, burgraves, or citizens. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), Int., p. cxv. They then requested that the Prince of Orange, who held the office of burgrave of Antwerp, and whose influence was unbounded, might be sent to them. Pre scott, burgrave , burggrave (ber'grā-ves), n. [ burgrave + -e .] The wife of a burgrave. burgraviate (ber-gra'vi-āt), n. [ burggra viatus , burg grav i us , a burgrave: see burgrave .] The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a burgrave. burguignottet, n. [OF.] Same as burganet . Burgundia (> F. Bourgogne ), Burgundy, burin Burg und i ones, LL. also Burgundii (> AS. Bur gendas ), pl., a tribe of Goths.] I. a. Of or pertaining to the Burgundians, or to the kingdom, duchy, or province of Burgundy.-Order of the Burgundian Cro , an order founded by the emperor Charles V., which did not survive. II. n. 1. One of the Burgundii or Burg und i ones, a Germanic tribe who settled in Gaul and founded the kingdom of Burgundy in the fifth century. The Burgundians settled in the southeast part of Gaul, the part nearest to Italy. E. A. Freeman , Old Eng. Hist., p. 24. 2. A native or an inhabitant of Burgundy, suece ively a kingdom and a duchy of western Europe, varying greatly in extent, part of which finally became the province of Burgundy in eastern France.