tjänsteadel

Swedish

Etymology

From tjänst +‎ -e- +‎ adel, used since 1815, cognate with German Dienstadel.

Noun

tjänsteadel c

  1. service nobility (a non-hereditary class of military or civil servants exempt from paying taxes as long as they are in service)

Declension

Declension of tjänsteadel 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjänsteadel tjänsteadeln — —
Genitive tjänsteadels tjänsteadelns — —

Synonyms

  • ämbetsadel

Antonyms

References

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