ridderschap

Dutch

Etymology

From ridder (“knight”) +‎ -schap (“-hood”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪdərsxɑp/
  • Hyphenation: rid‧der‧schap

Noun

ridderschap n (uncountable)

  1. knighthood (state of being a knight)

Noun

ridderschap f (plural ridderschappen)

  1. knighthood (body of knights)
  2. (Netherlands, history) a co-opted body of nobles representing the nobility and countryside in the Estates of some provinces during the Dutch Republic [16th c.–1795]
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