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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish æmbete, æmbite, æmbit, æmbeti, from Old Norse embætti, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją, whence also ambassad (“embassy”), ambassadör (“ambassador”), amt (“county in Denmark”), German Amt, and Finnish ammatti.
Noun
ämbete n
- a public office, a title
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