vroon

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vrône, from Old Dutch frōno, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vroːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vroon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

vroon m or n (plural vronen)

  1. (historical) fishing water subject to manorial tenure
  2. (historical) tax on the use of tenured fishing water, usually paid in a percentage of the catch
  3. (obsolete) allodium whereon serfs performed corvee
    Synonym: vroonland

Derived terms

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