ridderschap
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Dutch
Etymology
From ridder (“knight”) + -schap (“-hood”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: rid‧der‧schap
Noun
ridderschap n (uncountable)
- knighthood (state of being a knight)
ridderschap f (plural ridderschappen)
- knighthood (body of knights)
- (Netherlands, history) a co-opted body of nobles representing the nobility and countryside in the Estates of some provinces during the Dutch Republic