tegenkoning
Dutch
Etymology
From tegen + koning, probably a calque of German Gegenkönig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteː.ɣə(n)ˌkoː.nɪŋ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: te‧gen‧ko‧ning
Noun
tegenkoning m (plural tegenkoningen)
- (historica) antiking, especially in an electoral monarchy [from late 17th or 18th c.]