vroon
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vrône, from Old Dutch frōno, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vroːn/
- Hyphenation: vroon
- Rhymes: -oːn
Noun
vroon m or n (plural vronen)
- (historical) fishing water subject to manorial tenure
- (historical) tax on the use of tenured fishing water, usually paid in a percentage of the catch
- (obsolete) allodium whereon serfs performed corvee
- Synonym: vroonland
Derived terms
- vroondienst
- vroonhof
- vroonland
- vroonmeester
- vroonvisserij
Related terms
- vrouw