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ridder

Pronunciation: [ˈʁiðˀɐ]

“ridder” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. knight (a medieval horseman)
  2. knight (a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch)
  3. knight (a member of the equestrian order in Ancient Rome)

Etymology

From Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”), from Middle Dutch riddere, a Flemish variant of rîdere, from rîden (“to ride”) + -er. It was used to translate Old French chevalier (“knight”). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Ritter, Old Norse riddari, and Swedish riddare.

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