verstek

Dutch

Etymology

From versteken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vərˈstɛk/, /vɛrˈstɛk/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧stek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

verstek n (uncountable)

  1. (law) absence from a court meeting to which one has been summoned, default
  2. (architecture) a joint formed by connecting two components at segments having 45° angles relative to their length or width, the whole forming a right angle
  3. (obsolete) expropriation, deprivation
  • verstoken
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