tjänsteadel

Swedish

Etymology

From tjänst +‎ -e- +‎ adel, used since 1815, cognate with German Dienstadel.

Noun

tjänsteadel c

1. service nobility (a non-hereditary class of military or civil servants exempt from paying taxes as long as they are in service)

Declension

Declension of tjänsteadel
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tjänsteadel	tjänsteadeln	—	—
Genitive	tjänsteadels	tjänsteadelns	—	—

Synonyms

• ämbetsadel

Antonyms

• bördsadel

References

• tjänsteadel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)