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 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjänsteadel tjänsteadeln
Genitive tjänsteadels tjänsteadelns

Synonyms

  • ämbetsadel

Antonyms

References

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