onderdaan

Meaning

subject (i.e. a citizen in a monarchy)

Concepts

subject

citizen

Synonyms

onderdane

burger

staatsburger

Translations

Untertan

sujet

súdito

súbdito

súbdit

υπεξούσιος

υπήκοος

po’litis

i’pikoos

citoyen

ressortissant

cittadino

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soggetto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔn.dərˌdaːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: onderdaen

In summary

From Middle Dutch onderdaen. Originated from the past participle of onderdoen (“to subjugate”), this verb fell in disuse in the modern language. Equivalent to onder- + gedaan.