Hausmeier
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]In early modern German attested as hauszmeyer. By surface analysis, Haus + Meier.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hausmeier m (strong, genitive Hausmeiers, plural Hausmeier)
- (historical) mayor of the palace
- Synonym: Majordomus
- Coordinate terms: Pfalzvogt, Seneschall, Truchsess
- (archaic, obsolete) farmer
- Synonym: Bauer
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hausmeier [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Hausmeier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hausmeier” in Duden online
- “Hausmeier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- "Hausmeier", drw.hadw-bw.de