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meier.

bailiff

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɛi̯.jər/
  1. bailiff

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch meier (“head of the household personnel”), which is borrowed from Latin maior (“greater”), short for maior domūs (“supervisor of a house”).

noun/ˈmɛi̯.jər/
  1. honderdje, a 100 guilder or 100 euro banknote.

    Netherlands · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish מאה (méye), from Hebrew מֵאָה (me'á, “hundred”).

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