Plural of burgrave; multiple medieval German noblemen or military governors of fortified towns and castles.
Regular English pluralization of burgrave, adding -s to the German loanword that had been adopted into English vocabulary.
Medieval Germany was a patchwork of burgraves with their own armies and laws—imagine having 300 mini-kings instead of one, which is basically what happened!
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