Word: burgraves
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bur
graves
Definition: Plural of burgrave; the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
Morphemes:
Affix: burgrave
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Burg
Language: de
Decoded: Burg
Meaning: castle
Affix: Graf
Language: de
Decoded: Graf
Meaning: count
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.