rigsråd

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Etymology[edit]

A compound representing the older phrases Rigets Raad and Rigens Raad. By surface analysis, rige +‎ råd. Compare Bavarian Reichsrat, Dutch rijksraad, Faroese ríkisráð, German Reichsrat, Icelandic ríkisráð, Norwegian Bokmål riksråd, Norwegian Nynorsk riksråd, Swedish riksråd, and West Frisian Ryksrie.

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Noun[edit]

rigsråd n (singular definite rigsrådet, plural indefinite rigsråd)

  1. Either of two Danish “Councils of the Realm”:
    1. That operating from the earliest times until 1660.
    2. That operating 1854–1866.

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  • West Frisian: Ryksrie (calque)

Noun[edit]

rigsråd c (singular definite rigsråden, plural indefinite rigsråder)

  1. a member of a rigsråd, a “Councillor of the Realm”

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