Truchsess

German

Alternative forms

• Truchseß (pre-1996 spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German truhtsæze (“steward”), from Old High German truhtsāzzo, compound of trucht (“host”) +‎ sazzo (“one who sits”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *druhtiz (“troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to support”). Doublet of Drost (“reeve, bailiff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁʊxzɛs/

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• Hyphenation: Truch‧sess

Noun

Truchsess m (strong or weak, genitive Truchsesses or Truchsessen, plural Truchsesse or Truchsessen)

1. (historical) steward of a princely household, sewer

Declension

Declension of Truchsess [masculine, strong // weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Truchsess	die	Truchsesse, Truchsessen
genitive	eines	des	Truchsesses, Truchsessen	der	Truchsesse, Truchsessen
dative	einem	dem	Truchsess, Truchsesse1, Truchsessen	den	Truchsessen
accusative	einen	den	Truchsess, Truchsessen	die	Truchsesse, Truchsessen

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Insasse