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Where does “heemraad” come from?

heemraad (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch heemraat — village council.

heemraad (Dutch): village council; in Holland, and, until the 19th...

Definitions

  1. village council; in Holland, and, until the 19th...

Ancestry of “heemraad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchheemraatvillage council

Words derived from “heemraad”

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