wijnmeester

Dutch

Etymology

From wijn (“wine”) +‎ meester (“master”), probably in reference to the payment of so-called wijngeld to be admitted into the guild.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛi̯nˌmeːstər/
• Hyphenation: wijn‧mees‧ter

Noun

wijnmeester m (plural wijnmeesters, diminutive wijnmeestertje n)

1. (archaic) Son of a master, for example in the Guild of Saint Luke, a guild of painters in Antwerp.