landvogt

noun

land·​vogt

ˈläntˌfōkt

plural -s

: the governor of a German royal province or district

Word History

Etymology

German, from land land, province, country (from Old High German lant land) + vogt bailiff, from Old High German fogat, from Medieval Latin vocatus legal representative

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