'Burggrave' definitions:

Definition of 'Burggrave'

From: GCIDE

Burggrave \Burg"grave\, n. [G. burggraf; burg fortress + graf count: cf. D. burggraaf, F. burgrave. See Margrave.] (Germany) Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a domain attached. [1913 Webster]