stokbewaarder

Dutch

Etymology

stok 'stick' + bewaarder 'keeper' (from the root of bewaren 'to keep, conserve, guard' + -der)

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Noun

stokbewaarder m (plural stokbewaarders, diminutive stokbewaardertje n)

(archaic) A jailer, notably one which carries a cane‐like instrument to prod or discipline prisoners, as usual in Antiquity and feudal era.

Synonyms

cipier m, gevangenbewaarder m

Related terms

stokslag
sleutelbewaarder m

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