vroede vaderen
Dutch
editEtymology
editLiterally, “wise fathers”.
Noun
editvroede vaderen pl (plural only)
- (archaic as an honorific, dated as an ironic epithet) councillors in local government, such as municipal councils
- De vroede vaderen hebben ons gezegend met halfbakken beleid. ― The councillors have blessed us with half-baked policymaking.