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- palsgrave (n.)



[palsgrave 词源字典] - 1540s, "a count palatine," from Middle Dutch palsgrave, from pals "palace" (from Latin palatium, see palace) + grave (Dutch graaf) "count" (see margrave). Similar formation in Middle High German pfalzgrave, German Pfalzgraf.[palsgrave etymology, palsgrave origin, 英语词源]
- palsied (adj.)




- 1540s, from palsy.
- palsy (n.)




- "disease causing paralysis," c. 1300, palesie, from Anglo-French parlesie, Old French paralisie, from Vulgar Latin *paralysia, from Latin paralysis (see paralysis).