embedsmand

Danish

/ɛmbedsmand/

noun
Definitions
  • official, public officer
  • civil servant

Etymology

Affix from Danish embede (post, office) + Danish mand (man, husband, men)derived from Old Norse embættismaðr.

Origin

Old Norse

embættismaðr

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