meier

Meaning

bailiff

Concepts

steward

superintendant

bailiff

superintendent

sheriff

farmer

🧑‍🌾

agent

Synonyms

drossaard

drost

intendant

opzichter

zaalchef

gerechtsdeurwaarder

amman

rentmeester

pachter

baljuw

schout

Translations

Intendant

fermier

🧑‍🌾

meirinho

Gerichtsvollzieher

huissier

Vollstreckungsbeamter

huissier de justice

amministratore

ufficiale giudiziario

balivo

supervisore

balì

baiulus

arrendatário

intendente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛi̯.jər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: meier

Borrowed from Yiddish: מאה

In summary

From Middle Dutch meier (“head of the household personnel”), which is borrowed from Latin maior (“greater”), short for maior domūs (“supervisor of a house”).