schout
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schout (plural schouts)
- (historical) A municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.
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Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch schout, shortened from earlier scoutete, scouthete, from Old Dutch skolthēti, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.
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schout m (plural schouten, diminutive schoutje n)