wijnmeester

Dutch

Etymology

From wijn (“wine”) +‎ meester (“master”), probably in reference to the payment of so-called wijngeld to be admitted into the guild.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯nˌmeːstər/
  • Hyphenation: wijn‧mees‧ter

Noun

wijnmeester m (plural wijnmeesters, diminutive wijnmeestertje n)

  1. (archaic) Son of a master, for example in the Guild of Saint Luke, a guild of painters in Antwerp.
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