Hofrat
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Hofrath (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Hof (“courtyard, court; royal court”) + Rat (“council; councilor”).
Noun edit
Hofrat m (strong, genitive Hofrates or Hofrats, plural Hofräte)
- (historical) the Aulic Council of the Austrian Empire
- (historical) councillors of the Aulic Council
- (modern usage) title of a high-ranking Austrian Beamter ("Public servant")
Declension edit
Declension of Hofrat [masculine, strong]
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Hofrat” in Duden online
- Hofrat on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Amtstitel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de