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Elector
DEFINITIONS OF:
Elector
1
n
any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Examples:
Frederick William
the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688)
Type of:
prince
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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