waldgrave

[ wawld-greyv ]
/ ˈwɔld greɪv /

noun

(in the Holy Roman Empire) an officer having jurisdiction over a royal forest.

Origin of waldgrave

< German Waldgraf ( Wald forest + Graf count)

Words nearby waldgrave

waldenburg, waldenses, waldenström's macroglobulinemia, waldeyer's fossa, waldglas, waldgrave, waldheim, waldo, waldorf salad, waldstein, waldsterben

British Dictionary definitions for waldgrave

waldgrave
/ (ˈwɔːldˌɡreɪv) /

noun

(in medieval Germany) an officer with jurisdiction over a royal forest

Word Origin for waldgrave

from German Waldgraf, from Wald forest + Graf count