voorleser
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch voorleser (modern spelling voorlezer), from voor- (“before”) + lezer (“reader”).
Noun
editvoorleser (plural voorlesers)
- (US, historical) A prominent citizen in New Amsterdam, whose duties spanned across law, education and religion.
- (US, historical) A legal or religious reader.
See also
editReferences
edit- "Original 1685 Bell." Friends of the Old Dutch Church & Burying Ground. Retrieved 2010-08-01
- Van Winkle, Daniel (1910-10-06). "History of Bergen Village." The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-01
Dutch
editNoun
editvoorleser m (plural voorlesers, diminutive voorlesertje n)