Definition for PALS'GRAVE

PALS'GRAVE, n. [pawlzgrave; G. pfalzgraf, from pfalz, contracted from L. palatium, palace, and graf, an earl; D. paltsgraaf; Sax. gerefa, a reeve, whence sherif.]

A count or earl who has the superintendence of the king's palace. – Dict.

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