heer
- (masculine) a lord; master
- (masculine) a gentleman
- (masculine) a cleric, notably a Catholic priest
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɦeːr/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch hērro, hēro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with English hoar, Old Norse hárr.
Related words
mr.
absolute ruler
dear employer
gentleman
heerschap
landheer
mynheer
chief
legermacht
Herr
monsieur
senhor
señor
signore
dominus
άνδρας
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