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Dutch
Etymology
From wapen (“coat of arms”) + koning (“king”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.pə(n)ˌkoː.nɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: wa‧pen‧ko‧ning
Noun
wapenkoning m (plural wapenkoningen, diminutive wapenkoninkje n)
- a king of arms
2013 April 17, Netherlands Government Information Service, “Wapenkoningen en wapenherauten [Kings of Arms and Heralds of Arms]”, in Koninklijk Huis [Royal House] (newsletter), The Hague:[…] Zijne Majesteit de Koning wordt op 30 april 2013 in het hoofdcortège van het Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam naar De Nieuwe Kerk traditiegetrouw begeleid door wapenkoningen en wapenherauten. […]- On April 30, 2013, His Majesty the King will, true to tradition, be accompanied by kings of arms and heralds of arms during the main cortege from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam to the Nieuwe Kerk.