tegenkoning

Dutch

Etymology

From tegen +‎ koning, probably a calque of German Gegenkönig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈteː.ɣə(n)ˌkoː.nɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: te‧gen‧ko‧ning

Noun

tegenkoning m (plural tegenkoningen)

  1. (historica) antiking, especially in an electoral monarchy [from late 17th or 18th c.]
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