prestegjeld

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From prest +‎ -e- +‎ gjeld.

Noun

prestegjeld n (definite singular prestegjeldet, indefinite plural prestegjeld, definite plural prestegjelda or prestegjeldene)

  1. Formerly an administrative area in the Church of Norway (Den norske kirke), which were all phased out by 2012. They formed the basis for borders of the kommuner (municipalities) created in the 19th century.

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From prest +‎ -e- +‎ gjeld.

Noun

prestegjeld n (definite singular prestegjeldet, indefinite plural prestegjeld, definite plural prestegjelda)

  1. Formerly an administrative area in the Church of Norway (Den norske kyrkja), which were all phased out by 2012. They formed the basis for borders of the kommunar (municipalities) created in the 19th century.

References

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