yonker

See also: Yonker

English edit

Etymology edit

From Adriaen van der Donck, the first lawyer in North America. Van der Donck was known locally as the Jonkheer or Jonker (etymologically, "young gentleman," derivation of old Dutch jong (young) and heer ("lord"); in effect, "esquire"), a word from which the name "Yonkers" is directly derived.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -ɒŋkə(ɹ)

Noun edit

yonker (plural yonkers)

Obsolete spelling of younker

References edit

^ Erik (2009 August 19) “Interactive Map: Dutch Place Names in New York | Dutch New York”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], Thirteen.org, retrieved September 16, 2011

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Anagrams edit

Orkney

Cornish edit

Noun edit

yonker m (plural yonkers or yonkoryon)

(male) youth, youngster

Synonyms edit

yowynkneth

Coordinate terms edit

(gender): yonkores

Middle English edit

Adjective edit

yonker

Alternative form of yongere

^ Erik (2009 August 19) “Interactive Map: Dutch Place Names in New York | Dutch New York”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], Thirteen.org, retrieved September 16, 2011

[1] Erik (2009 August 19) “Interactive Map: Dutch Place Names in New York | Dutch New York”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], Thirteen.org, retrieved September 16, 2011

[2] Erik (2009 August 19) “Interactive Map: Dutch Place Names in New York | Dutch New York”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], Thirteen.org, retrieved September 16, 2011

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