wetsverzetting

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of wet +‎ -s- +‎ verzetting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛts.fərˌzɛ.tɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: wets‧ver‧zet‧ting

Noun

wetsverzetting f (plural wetsverzettingen)

  1. (historical, chiefly Netherlands) the deposition and replacement of a magistrate in the Dutch republic, often at the local level, but frequently with implications for the factional make-up of the states of a province