ombudsman

Swedish

/ˈɔm.bʉːdsˌman/

noun
Definitions
  • ombudsman

Etymology

Compound from Swedish ombud + Swedish man (man, a man, horse's mane, men)inherited from Old Norse umboðsmaðr (steward, a representative, ombudsman, an attorney, commissary, an ombudsman).

Origin

Old Norse

umboðsmaðr

Gloss

steward, a representative, ombudsman, an attorney, commissary, an ombudsman

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