mogendheid
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch mogentheit. Equivalent to the present participle of mogen + -heid.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mogendheid f (plural mogendheden, diminutive mogendheidje n)
- (countable) power, powerhouse (polity that is regionally or internationally powerful in a given field)
- Synonyms: grootmacht, macht
- (uncountable, obsolete) power, might
- Synonym: macht