Hausmeier
German
editEtymology
editIn early modern German attested as hauszmeyer. By surface analysis, Haus + Meier.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHausmeier m (strong, genitive Hausmeiers, plural Hausmeier)
- (historical) mayor of the palace
- Synonym: Majordomus
- Coordinate terms: Pfalzvogt, Seneschall, Truchsess
- (archaic, obsolete) farmer
- Synonym: Bauer
Declension
editDeclension of Hausmeier [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Hausmeier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hausmeier” in Duden online
- “Hausmeier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- "Hausmeier", drw.hadw-bw.de