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kurfyrstehus.

an electoral house; the members of a noble family or dynasty possessing hereditary right to a electorate

12 characters4 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/²ˈkʉːr.fʏr.stəˌhʉːs/[ˈkʉ̂ːɾ.fʏ.ʂtəˌhʉːs]
  1. an electoral house; the members of a noble family or dynasty possessing hereditary right to a electorate

    historical · neuter
    Det hannoverske kurfyrstehuset fikk stor betydning også utenfor Det tysk-romerske riket.
Where this word comes from

From kurfyrste (“Elector”) + hus (“house, dynasty”), literally “Elector house”. The second element hus (“house, dynasty”) is used here in its sense “royal or noble family or lineage”. Compare Danish Danish kurfyrstehus and German Kurfürstenhaus (“electoral house”).

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