undersåte

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish undirsate, from Middle Low German undersate. Originally in the sense "one who sits below". Cognate with Norwegian undersått.

Noun

undersåte c

  1. (chiefly dated or ironic) a subject (person ruled over by others, especially others who are not democratically elected, for example a citizen in a monarchy)
    1. a minion (in some dynamic reminiscent of the above, for example involving an archvillain)

Declension

Declension of undersåte
nominative genitive
singular indefinite undersåte undersåtes
definite undersåten undersåtens
plural indefinite undersåtar undersåtars
definite undersåtarna undersåtarnas

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