voogd
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowing from Medieval Latin vocātus (“legal representative”), from Latin advocātus (“witness, advocate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [voːxt]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːxt
Noun
voogd m (plural voogden, diminutive voogdje n, feminine voogdes)
- guardian (law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis)
Derived terms
- kerkvoogd
- landvoogd
- vlootvoogd