havezate
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCompound of hof + -e- + zate, the first vowel is typical for dialects from Twente and Drenthe. Cf. Middle Low German hōvesâte. Not attested in Middle Dutch, but often supposed to have existed at that stage.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithavezate f (plural havezaten)
- (historical) A knightly castle or manor, especially in Twente or Drenthe.
- Synonyms: ridderhof, ridderhofstede
References
edit- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute