länsman
Swedish
editEtymology
editlän (“fief”) + -s- + man (“man”)
Noun
editlänsman c
- (historical) (a title for) a local government administrative officer (tasked with, among other things, police duties), (roughly) a sheriff
- Tjuvjägarna fick passa sig för länsman
- The poachers had to watch out for the sheriff
Declension
editDeclension of länsman