Fürstenbank
German
Etymology
From Fürst (“prince”) + -en- + Bank (“bench”). See Medieval Latin scamnum principum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfʏʁstn̩baŋk]
- Hyphenation: Fürs‧ten‧bank
Proper noun
Fürstenbank f (proper noun, genitive Fürstenbank)
- (historical) The college of Imperial Princes. (The College of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire
- Synonym: Reichsfürstenrat
Declension
Declension of Fürstenbank [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Fürstenbank |
| genitive | einer | der | Fürstenbank |
| dative | einer | der | Fürstenbank |
| accusative | eine | die | Fürstenbank |
Holonyms
- Reichstag
- Reichsversammlung
Coordinate terms
- Kurfürstenrat (“College of Electors”)
- Grafenbank (“College of Counts”)
- Städtebank (“College of Towns”)
Further reading
- “Fürstenbank” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Fürstenbank, drw.hadw-bw.de
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