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JONCKHEER
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SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: Dutch
Meaning & History
Derived from Middle Dutch jonchêre meaning "young lord", it originally was a medieval noble designation (never an actual noble title) for a young nobleman. For some noblemen and their offspring (and for a few servants of jonckheers), this later developed into a surname.
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