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junker

Noun

Jun=ker

WORDNET DICTIONARY

junker(n = noun.person) - member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism;

junker, n. [G. Cf. Yonker.].

A young German noble or squire; esp., a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia. [1913 Webster]

junker, n. hist.
1 a young German nobleman.
2 a member of an exclusive (Prussian) aristocratic party.

Derivative

junkerdom n.

Etymology

G, earlier Junkher f. OHG (as YOUNG, HERR)

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