voogd

Dutch

Etymology

Early borrowing from Medieval Latin vocātus (“legal representative”), from Latin advocātus (“witness, advocate”). Compare Old High German fogat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [voːxt]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oːxt

Noun

voogd m (plural voogden, diminutive voogdje n, feminine voogdes)

1. guardian (law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis)

Derived terms

• kerkvoogd
• landvoogd
• vlootvoogd

Descendants

• Afrikaans: voog