häradshövding
Swedish
/ˈhæːradsˌhœvdɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- judge and chairman of a district court (häradsrätt), the highest public official in a härad (hundred) district of the Swedish countryside; in the 1971 Swedish judicial reform replaced by the title lagman, chairman of a tingsrätt
Etymology
Affix from Swedish härad + Swedish hövding.
Origin
Swedish
hövding
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- härad Swedish
- häradsrätt Swedish
- hövding Swedish
- landshövding Swedish
- høfþinge Old Swedish