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meier

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛi̯.jər/

“meier” is a Dutch word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bailiff
  2. honderdje, a 100 guilder or 100 euro banknote.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch meier (“head of the household personnel”), which is borrowed from Latin maior (“greater”), short for maior domūs (“supervisor of a house”).

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