hövitsman

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish høvitzman, probably from older huvuþsmaþer, from Middle Low German hövetsman. Doublet of huvudman. Compare Icelandic höfuðsmaður, German Hauptmann, English headsman. See also hövding.

Noun

hövitsman c

  1. (historical) commander-in-chief

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