ambacht

Signification

1. (neuter) handcraft, artisanry
2. (neuter) a feudal corporation of craftsmen from one (group of) artisanal profession(s)
3. (historical,neuter) legal district
4. (historical,neuter) legal district
5. (neuter) former (Dutch) district for dike management, notably in West Frisia and until 1864 in Rijnland

Coupé comme

am‧bacht

Genre

Neutre

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɑmbɑxt/

Étymologie

From Middle Dutch ambacht, from Old Dutch ambacht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. The same source has led to the form ambt. Cognate with German Amt.