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Dutch
Etymology
From echt + mijden + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛxtˌmɛi̯.dɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: echt‧mij‧ding
Noun
echtmijding f (plural echtmijdingen)
- (Mennonite Anabaptism, historical) shunning of an unconverted or unconforming spouse
2011, Bert Koene, De Caeskopers: een Zaanse koopmansfamilie in de Gouden Eeuw, page 73:Het ging zelfs zover dat echtmijding was voorgeschreven: werd van een echtpaar de man of vrouw gebannen, dan moest de huwelijkspartner alle omgang met de getroffene staken.- It even went so far that spousal shunning was prescribed: if the husband or wife of a married couple was shunned, then the spouse had to cease all interaction with the affected person.