hovetstat

Middle Dutch

noun
Definitions
  • the most prominent town or city in a region

Etymology

Compound from Middle Dutch hôvet (head) + Middle Dutch stat (town, place).

Origin

Middle Dutch

stat

Gloss

town, place

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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