Pfalzgraf

Origin

German Pfalzgraf

Full definition of pfalzgraf

Noun

1. (historical) A German representative of the Frankish king (or, later, the Holy Roman Emperor), in a palatial domain of the crown.
• 1839, Joseph Snowe, The Rhine, Legends, Traditions, History, from Cologne to MainzWith the sanction and connivance of Irmengarde, her lady-mother, the lovers met nightly in the gardens of Stahleck; and, to crown all, during the temporary absence of the pfalzgraf at the court of the emperor, their hands were united...
• 1857, George Meredith, Farina (page 234)The warrior bishops, electors, pfalzgrafs, and knights of the empire, all swore it was no shame not to be a match for Sathanas.