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German
Etymology
By surface analysis, Hof + Schranze
Pronunciation
Noun
Hofschranze f or m (mixed, genitive Hofschranze or Hofschranzes, plural Hofschranzen)
- (historical, derogatory) flunkey, courtier
1909, Lily Braun, chapter 2, in Memoiren einer Sozialistin, Lehrjahre, München: Albert Langen:»Ihr habt ja das Mädel gut klein gekriegt,« höhnte Papa, »aber ich geb das nie und nimmer zu! So stehts noch nicht mit mir, daß ich meine Tochter das Gnadenbrot essen ließe! — Sie bleibt zu Hause, wo sie hingehört, sie wird nicht zum Hofschranzen erzogen — und damit basta!«- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Hofschranze
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