vroede vaderen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “wise fathers”.
Noun[edit]
vroede vaderen pl (plural only)
- (archaic as an honorific, dated as an ironic epithet) councillors in local government, such as municipal councils
- De vroede vaderen hebben ons gezegend met halfbakken beleid. ― The councillors have blessed us with half-baked policymaking.