tjänsteadel
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tjänst + -e- + adel, used since 1815, cognate with German Dienstadel.
Noun
[edit]tjänsteadel c
- service nobility (a non-hereditary class of military or civil servants exempt from paying taxes as long as they are in service)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of tjänsteadel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | tjänsteadel | tjänsteadeln | — | — |
| Genitive | tjänsteadels | tjänsteadelns | — | — |