graaf

Definitions of graaf
  1. noun
    a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
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    types:
    paltsgraaf
    a count who exercised royal authority in his own domain
    landgraaf
    a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
    type of:
    Jhr., edele, jonker, jonkheer, lord, rozenobel
    a titled peer of the realm
  2. noun
    a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
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    type of:
    pair, peer
    a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
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