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Knecht.

male servant, menial, especially on a farm

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/knɛçt/
  1. male servant, menial, especially on a farm

    masculine · strong
  2. serf, subordinate, someone unfree who serves another

    figuratively · masculine · strong
  3. a soldier, often a mercenary, of the 15th to 17th centuries

    historical · masculine · strong
  4. a boy or (young) man, typically of the lower classes

    masculine · obsolete · strong
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German knëht, from Old High German knëht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

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