tjänsteadel

Swedish

Etymology

From tjänst +‎ -e- +‎ adel, used since 1815, cognate with German Dienstadel.

Noun

tjänsteadel c

  1. service nobility (a non-hereditary class of military or civil servants exempt from paying taxes as long as they are in service)

Declension

Declension of tjänsteadel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tjänsteadel tjänsteadels
definite tjänsteadeln tjänsteadelns
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Synonyms

  • ämbetsadel

Antonyms

References

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