Geheimrat

German

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Etymology

geheim (“secret”) +‎ Rat (“councillor”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʁaːt/
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Noun

Geheimrat m (strong, genitive Geheimrates or Geheimrats, plural Geheimräte, feminine Geheimrätin)

  1. (chiefly historical) privy councillor (title of the highest officials of a German royal or principal court, and also of very eminent professors in some German universities)
    Synonyms: Geh.-Rat, Geh. Rat, geheimer Rat, Geheimer

Declension

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