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jonkvrouw.

A maiden, damsel, or young unmarried noblewoman.

9 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjɔŋk.vrɑu̯/
  1. A maiden, damsel, or young unmarried noblewoman.

    feminine
  2. A female member of the un-titled nobility in the Netherlands and Belgium, equivalent to an untitled noblewoman or female baronet; a jonkvrouw.

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch joncvrouwe, equivalent to a jonk (“young”) + vrouw (“woman, lady”), where jonk is an archaic variant of jong. Compare German Jungfrau.

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