prostinna

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of prost (“provost”) +‎ -inna (“-est”) attested since 1729.

Noun

prostinna c

a provostest; the wife or widow of a prost (“provost”)
Synonym: prostfru

References

prostinna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
prostinna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

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