vroedschap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vroetschap (“wisdom”). By surface analysis, vroed +‎ schap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vroedschap f (plural vroedschappen, diminutive vroedschapje n)

1. (historical) A type of town council in the early modern Netherlands

Further reading

• vroedschap on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl