regeerzucht

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • (pejorative) pathological desire to rule :: De onverzaadelyke regeerzugt van Stilicho en Rusinus, die 't gansche ryk geschud heeft. (Holl. Maatsch. d. Weetensch. 6, p. 217; 1761) ::: The insatiable desire to rule of Stilicho and Rusinus that shaked the whole empire.
  • (pejorative) pathological desire to govern

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish regeren (govern, rule) + Dutch, Flemish zucht (pathological desire, desire, illness, sickness).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

zucht

Gloss

pathological desire, desire, illness, sickness

Concept
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Action/Process

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