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Dutch
Etymology
From over + -st + -e.
Pronunciation
Noun
overste m (plural oversten)
- senior (boss)
- (religion) abbot, prior
- (military) lieutenant colonel
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Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch overste (“senior; abbot, prior; lieutenant colonel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ovêrstê (plural overste-overste, first-person possessive oversteku, second-person possessive overstemu, third-person possessive overstenya)
- (archaic, historical) abbot, prior
- (archaic, historical) lieutenant colonel
- Synonyms: letnan kolonel, obrus
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