wereldheer

Dutch

Etymology

From wereld +‎ heer.

Noun

wereldheer m (plural wereldheren, diminutive wereldheertje n)

1. (Roman Catholicism) secular clergyman

Descendants

• → Indonesian: wereldheer

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch wereldheer (“secular clergyman”).

Noun

wereldheer (plural wereldheer-wereldheer, first-person possessive wereldheerku, second-person possessive wereldheermu, third-person possessive wereldheernya)

1. (Roman Catholicism) secular clergyman

   Synonyms: imam diosesan, imam sekular, praja, presbiter, wereldheer

Further reading

• “wereldheer” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.