Jonkheer, the Glossary
Jonkheer (female equivalent: jonkvrouw; Écuyer in the masculine only; jonkvrouw is used in the feminine, even in French; Squire) is an honorific in the Low Countries denoting the lowest rank within the nobility.[1]
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46 relations: Adriaen van der Donck, Amsberg, Baron, Belgium, Cognate, Continental Europe, Coronet, Court of Cassation (Belgium), Crown (heraldry), Dutch language, Dutch Republic, Edler, English language, Ennoblement, Esquire, Honorific, Jonckheere, Jonkheer, Junker, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Knight, Lady, Lord, Low Countries, Madam, Malacca, Malaysia, Middle Ages, Militarism, Monarchy of the Netherlands, Netherlands, New Netherland, Nobility, Patrician (post-Roman Europe), Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Princess Delphine of Belgium, Prussia, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Random House, Ridder (title), Russell Shorto, Scandinavia, Squire, Style (form of address), The Honourable, Yonkers, New York.
- Belgian noble titles
- Dutch noble titles
Adriaen van der Donck
Adriaen Cornelissen van der Donck (1618 – 1655) was a lawyer and landowner in New Netherland after whose honorific Jonkheer the city of Yonkers, New York, is named.
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Amsberg
The House of Amsberg (von Amsberg, van Amsberg) is a German noble family that originated in Mecklenburg and whose agnatic head is the present King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander.
Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. Jonkheer and Baron are noble titles.
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.
Cognate
In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language.
Continental Europe
Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous mainland of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands.
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Coronet
In British heraldry, a coronet is any crown whose bearer is less than sovereign or royal in rank, irrespective of the crown's appearance.
Court of Cassation (Belgium)
The Court of Cassation (Hof van Cassatie, Cour de cassation, Kassationshof) of Belgium is the supreme court of the Belgian judiciary.
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Crown (heraldry)
A crown is often an emblem of a sovereign state, usually a monarchy (see The Crown), but also used by some republics.
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Dutch language
Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.
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Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, officially the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) and commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795.
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Edler
Edler was until 1919 the lowest rank of nobility in Austria-Hungary and Germany, just beneath a Ritter (hereditary knight), but above untitled nobles, who used only the nobiliary particle von before their surname.
English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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Ennoblement
Ennoblement is the conferring of nobility—the induction of an individual into the noble class.
Esquire
Esquire (abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title.
Honorific
An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person.
Jonckheere
Jonckheere was a Belgian motor coach and bus builder, founded in 1881 by Henri Jonckheere in Roeselare.
Jonkheer
Jonkheer (female equivalent: jonkvrouw; Écuyer in the masculine only; jonkvrouw is used in the feminine, even in French; Squire) is an honorific in the Low Countries denoting the lowest rank within the nobility. Jonkheer and Jonkheer are Belgian noble titles, Dutch noble titles, Dutch words and phrases, new Netherland and noble titles.
Junker
Junker (Junker, Junker, Jonkheer, Yunker, Junker, Junker, იუნკერი, Iunkeri) is a noble honorific, derived from Middle High German Juncherre, meaning 'young nobleman'Duden; Meaning of Junker, in German.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), commonly known simply as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions as head of state.
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Knight
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.
Lady
Lady is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Jonkheer and Lady are noble titles.
Lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. Jonkheer and Lord are noble titles.
Low Countries
The Low Countries (de Lage Landen; les Pays-Bas), historically also known as the Netherlands (de Nederlanden), is a coastal lowland region in Northwestern Europe forming the lower basin of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta and consisting today of the three modern "Benelux" countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (Nederland, which is singular).
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Madam
Madam, or madame, is a polite and formal form of address for women in the English language, often contracted to ma'am (pronounced in American English and this way but also in British English).
Malacca
Malacca (Melaka), officially the Historic State of Malacca (Melaka Negeri Bersejarah), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca.
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Militarism
Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values.
Monarchy of the Netherlands
The monarchy of the Netherlands is governed the country's Constitution, roughly a third of which explains the mechanics of succession, accession, and abdication; the roles and duties of the monarch; the formalities of communication between the States General of the Netherlands; and the monarch's role in creating laws.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
New Netherland
New Netherland (Nieuw Nederland) was a 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic located on the east coast of what is now the United States of America.
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Nobility
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy.
Patrician (post-Roman Europe)
Patricianship, the quality of belonging to a patriciate, began in the ancient world, where cities such as Ancient Rome had a social class of patrician families, whose members were initially the only people allowed to exercise many political functions. Jonkheer and patrician (post-Roman Europe) are noble titles.
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Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site is a historic house museum located in the Getty Square neighborhood of Yonkers, New York.
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Princess Delphine of Belgium
Princess Delphine of Belgium (Delphine Michèle Anne Marie Ghislaine de Saxe-Cobourg; born 22 February 1968), known previously as Jonkvrouw Delphine Boël, is a Belgian artist and member of the Belgian royal family.
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Prussia
Prussia (Preußen; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions.
Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz (born 20 January 1973) is Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Philippe.
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Random House
Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House.
Ridder (title)
Ridder (English: "Knight") is a noble title in Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands. Jonkheer and Ridder (title) are Belgian noble titles, Dutch noble titles, Dutch words and phrases and noble titles.
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Russell Shorto
Russell Anthony Shorto (born February 8, 1959) is an American author, historian, and journalist who is best known for his book on the Dutch origins of New York City, The Island at the Center of the World.
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.
Squire
In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight.
Style (form of address)
A style of office or form of address, also called manner of address, is an official or legally recognized form of address for a person or other entity (such as a government or company), and may often be used in conjunction with a personal title.
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The Honourable
The Honourable (Commonwealth English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.
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Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of New York and the most-populous city in Westchester County.
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See also
Belgian noble titles
- Jonkheer
- Ridder (title)
Dutch noble titles
- Earl of Clancarty
- Jonkheer
- Ridder (title)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonkheer
Also known as Jhr., Jkvr, Joncker, Jonkvrouw, Mevrou, Mevrouw, Youncker.