hoogedelgestrenge heer

Dutch

hoogedelgestrenge heer m (plural hoogedelgestrenge heren, feminine hoogedelgestrenge vrouwe)

(archaic, formal) Used as a honorific and a salutation at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing a male King's commissioner; member of the Council of State, Council of the Judiciary, Court of Audit, Parliament, or provincial executive council; high-ranking civil servant, chief tax inspector, chief commissioner of police, inspector of higher education, ex-minister, consul-general, envoy, a senior commissioned officer or flag officer up to and including the rank of major general or rear admiral
- 1941 August 4, Adriaan Morriën, “Letter to Tobie Goedewaagen”, in Adriaan Venema, editor, Schrijvers, uitgevers en hun collaboratie. Deel 1. Het systeem [Writers, publishers and their collaboration. Part 1. The system.]‎^[1], Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, published 1988, →ISBN, page 148:
  In de hoop U, HoogedelGestrenge Heer, volledig te hebben ingelicht, verblijf ik, hoogachtend, Adriaan Morriën.
  Hoping to have fully informed you, Honourable Sir, I remain, yours faithfully, Adriaan Morriën.