embete

See also: embête, and embêté

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Celtic ambactos, via Old Norse embætti.

Noun

embete n (definite singular embetet, indefinite plural embeter, definite plural embeta or embetene)

1. an office, (official) position

Derived terms

• embetsmann

References

• “embete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Celtic ambactos, via Old Norse embætti.

Noun

embete n (definite singular embetet, indefinite plural embete, definite plural embeta)

1. an office, (official) position

Derived terms

• embetsmann

References

• “embete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.