drost

Meaning

reeve, steward

Concepts

taskmaster

bailiff

overseer

seneschal

steward

Lord High Steward

Synonyms

baljuw

surveillant

opziener

drossaard

gerechtsdeurwaarder

amman

meier

schout

Translations

bailli

meirinho

zelador

intendente

Gerichtsvollzieher

huissier

Vogt

Vollstreckungsbeamter

écuyer

sénéchal

tranchant

huissier de justice

ufficiale giudiziario

balivo

balì

Pronounced as (IPA)

/drɔst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: drutsate

Cognate with German: Drost

Cognate with Old Norse: dróttseti

In summary

From Middle Dutch drutsate (“steward”), from a Common Germanic compound of Proto-Germanic *druhtiz (“troop”) and a derivative of Proto-Germanic *satjaną (“set”). Cognate with German Drost and Truchsess, Old Norse dróttseti.