n. [ OE. grafe, greife, greive. Cf. Margrave. ] A steward; an overseer. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ A prince ] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or graff, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ. John Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. & v. See Graft. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Grave, n. ] The scarp of a ditch or moat. “To clean the graffages.” Miss Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Greffier. ] (Law.) a notary or scrivener. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ It., pl. of graffito scratched ]
n. [ It., fr. graffio a scratching. ]