A graf; a chief magistrate or officer. A term derived from the more ancient “graflo” and used in combination with various other words, as an official title in Germany; as Margravius, Rheingravius, Landgravius, etc. Spelman.
Gravins est divinam quam temperalem lsedere majestatem. It is more serious to hurt divine than temporal majesty. 11 Coke, 29.