ambacht
See also: Ambacht
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch ambacht, from Old Dutch ambacht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. The same source has led to the form ambt. Cognate with German Amt.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editambacht n (plural ambachten, diminutive ambachtje n)
- handcraft, artisanry
- a feudal corporation of craftsmen from one (group of) artisanal profession(s)
- Synonym: ambachtsgilde
- (historical) legal district
- judicial jurisdiction of a schout (reeve)
- a few of the above turned into an allodium
- Synonym: ambachtsheerlijkheid
- former (Dutch) district for dike management, notably in West Frisia and until 1864 in Rijnland
Derived terms
edit- ambachtelijk
- ambachtsbaas
- ambachtsbewaarder
- ambachtsgezel
- ambachtsgilde
- ambachtsheer
- ambachtsheerlijkheid
- ambachtshuis
- ambachtsjongen
- ambachtskamer
- ambachtsman
- ambachtsschool
- ambachtsvrouw
- ambachtsvrouwe
- schoutsambacht
Related terms
editDescendants
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch ambacht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos
Noun
editambacht n
- job, duty
- office, function, post (an official position)
- handcraft, artisanry
- guild
- jurisdiction
- area that is under the same jurisdiction
Inflection
editDeclension of ambacht
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “ambacht”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ambacht (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
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