רביסטווע

Yiddish

Etymology

רבי (rebe) +‎ ־סטווע (-stve).

Noun

רביסטווע • (rebistve) n, plural רביסטוועס (rebistves)

1. rabbinate (office of a rabbi)

   Synonym: רבישאַפֿט (rebeshaft)

   פּראַווען רביסטווע ― praven rebistve ― to manage the rabbinate; to act as the rabbi

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “rebistve”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 694
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “רביסטווע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].