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drost.

reeve, steward

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/drɔst/
  1. reeve, steward

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch drutsate (“steward”), from a Common Germanic compound of Proto-Germanic *druhtiz (“troop”) and a derivative of Proto-Germanic *satjaną (“set”). Cognate with German Drost and Truchsess, Old Norse dróttseti.

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