vroede vaderen

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “wise fathers”.

Noun

vroede vaderen pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic as an honorific, dated as an ironic epithet) councillors in local government, such as municipal councils
    De vroede vaderen hebben ons gezegend met halfbakken beleid. ― The councillors have blessed us with half-baked policymaking.
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