maaherra

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (government) The highest official of lääni (province), which is a Finnish administrative unit between the state and municipalities. Maaherra is appointed by the central government, and is usually translated as governor into English.
  • A person holding a similar position in another country, especially in Nordic countries.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish maa (land, earth, country, ground, soil, of land, nation, of earth, country's, earth's, of country) + Finnish herra (lord, master, sir, gentleman).

Origin

Finnish

herra

Gloss

lord, master, sir, gentleman

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

士, 紳

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