embede

Danish

/ɛmbeːðə/

noun
Definitions
  • office position in the state or in the public administration

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse embætti inherited from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (service, office, ministry) derived from Gaulish ambaxtos (vassal, dependant, one who is sent around, high-ranking servant).

Origin

Gaulish

ambaxtos

Gloss

vassal, dependant, one who is sent around, high-ranking servant

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