palsgrave

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

palsgrave
    n 1: (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised
         sovereign powers over his lands [syn: {palatine},
         {palsgrave}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Palsgrave \Pals"grave`\, n. [D. paltsgraaf; palts palace (l.
   palatium) + graaf count; cf. G. pfalzgraf. See {Palace}, and
   {Landgrave}.] (Ger. Hist.)
   A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had
   the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany.
   [1913 Webster]