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Genealogy - A Dictionary for your Convenience
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| adjudant | adjutant, aide-de-camp |
| administratief medewerker | administrative clerk |
| adviseur | advisor, consultant |
| advocaat | lawyer, solicitor |
| advocaat-generaal | solicitor-general |
| agentschap | agency |
| ambtenaar | public servant, civil servant |
| arrondissementsrechtbank | comp: county court, district court |
| arts | doctor, surgeon; general practitioner, physician |
| assuradeur(en) | insurance broker(s) |
| automatisering | information and cumputing |
| baljuw | bailiff |
| bedrijfsleider | manager |
| bejaardenverzorger(-ster) | nurse for the elderly (f) |
| bekend | famous |
| bijkantoor | branch-office, affiliate office |
| binnenhuisarchitect | interior designer (and decorator) |
| blindenbibliotheek | library for the blind |
| broer | brother |
| bronzen kruis | bronze cross |
| bronzen leeuw | bronze lion |
| burger | citizen |
| cargadoor | ship-broker |
| chirurg, chirurgijn | surgeon |
| concertzangeres | concert singer |
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| deken (person) | dean |
| dienst | service |
| dierenarts | veterinary surgeon |
| directeur (dir.) | director, manager |
| docent(e) | teacher m/f (higher educ.) |
| domeinen | crown-lands, demesnes, public properties |
| dominee | vicar, minister, preacher |
| drossaard | (high) bailiff, sheriff |
| Drs. | MA or MSc |
| dijkgraaf | dike-reeve |
| effecten | stocks (bonds) |
| echtgenoot | spouse (m) |
| echtgenote | spouse (f) |
| Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal |
'First Chamber' (comp: senate) Neth. Parliament |
| elektriciën | electrician |
| expediteur | shipping agent |
| fabricage-chef | head of manufacture |
| fabriceur | manufacturer |
| firma (fa.) | company, firm |
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| gadermeester | tax collector (old dutch) |
| gasthuis | hospital |
| gasthuismeester | superintendent of hospital |
| geadopteerd | adopted |
| gegoed | land owner |
| gemeente | municipality |
| gemeenteraad | city-, town-, or municipal council |
| gemeentesecretaris | town clerk, county clerk (no exact translation possible) |
| geneesheer | physician, doctor, medical man |
| geneeskunde | medicine (science) |
| gerechtshof | court (of justice) |
| geref. | reformed (dutch reformed) (religion) |
| geref. pred. | (dutch) reformed clergyman |
| geschiedenis | history |
| gezagvoerder | captain, commander, commodore |
| gezworene | sworn juror |
| gilde | guild, corporation |
| goed, het (goed) | estate, the (good) |
| graaf - gravin | count - countess |
| griffier | clerk (of the court), recorder, registrar |
| groothandel | wholesale (trade) |
| handel | trade, commerce |
| hartchirurgie | heart surgery |
| heer van | lord of |
| hervormd | dutch reformed |
| hofprediker | chaplain to the King (Queen) |
| hoofd (van) | head (of) |
| hoofdadministrateur | head administrator |
| hoofdcommies | principal clerk (Home Office) |
| hoofdingeland | chief landholder (polder) |
| hoofdredacteur | editor-in-chief, general editor |
| hooggerechtshof | High Court of Justice, Supreme Court |
| hoogleraar | professor |
| huisarts | G.P. (general practitioner) |
| huwelijk, huwelijksdatum | marriage, date of m. |
| interneringskamp | internment camp, concentration camp |
| jong | young |
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| Kamer van Koophandel (en Fabrieken) | Chamber of Commerce |
| kandidaat-notaris | comp: notary's managing clerk |
| kantonrechter | cantonal judge |
| kantoor | office |
| kapitein | captain |
| kapitein-ter-zee | naval captain |
| kerk | church |
| kerkelijk | comp: for the church (e.g. wedding) |
| kind(eren) | child(ren) |
| kinderarts | childrens' doctor |
| kolonel | colonel |
| koninklijke (Kon.) | Royal |
| kooplieden | merchants |
| koopman | merchant |
| koopvaart, koopvaardij | merchant shipping |
| kraamverzorgster | maternity nurse |
| kruis | cross |
| kunstgeschiedenis | history of art |
| kunstschilder | painter (art) |
| laken (-verver) | cloth, woollen fabric (-painter) |
| landbouwer/landbouwster | farmer m/f |
| leeuw | lion |
| legpenning | municipal medal |
| leraar/lerares | teacher m/f, secondary education |
| letterkundige | literary man (woman) |
| levenloos (kind) | dead born (child) |
| lid (van). lid (in) | member (of), member (in) |
| lijkbidder/lijkbidster | undertaker (m/f); (old dutch) |
| luchtmacht | air-forces |
| luitenant | lieutenant |
| luitenant-ter-zee 1e klasse | lieutenant-commander, lieutenant |
| luitenant-ter-zee 2e klasse | sub-lieutenant |
| maatschappelijk werker/werkster | social worker |
| maatschappij (Mij.) | company, society (Co.) |
| makelaar | broker |
| medewerker | employee |
| meester (schippersgilde) | master (guild of skippers) |
| minister | minister, secretary (of state) |
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| naamswijziging | change of name |
| notaris | notary public |
| onderwijzer(es) | teacher m/f |
| officier | officer |
| onbekend | unknown |
| ontvanger | receiver, collector (of) |
| ontwerper | designer |
| oprichter | founder |
| orde | order |
| oud- (as prefix) | former |
| pachter | tenant |
| patriciaat | patricianship |
| poortwachter | gate keeper |
| predikant | vicar, minister, preacher |
| procuratiehouder | managing clerk |
| procureur | solicitor, attorney |
| procureur-generaal | solicitor-general |
| psycholoog | psychologist |
| q | (no entries) |
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| raad | council |
| raadsheer | councillor, justice |
| rechter | judge, justice |
| redacteur | editor |
| reder | ship owner |
| rederij | shipping company |
| rentmeester | bailiff |
| relatie | relation (partnership) |
| ridder | knight |
| rustoord | retreat |
| schepen | lay judge, sheriff, magistrate, alderman |
| schipper | bargee, skipper |
| schout | sheriff, bailiff |
| schutterij | citizen soldiery |
| secretaris | secretary, town-clerk (difficult to give exact translation) |
| slager | butcher |
| stadslijkbidster, (male:) stadslijkbidder | comp: city's undertakers woman (male: man) (old dutch) |
| suikerfabriek | sugar factory |
| tabakskopers | tobacco tradesmen |
| tiend (commissie) | tithe (commission) |
| thesaurier | treasurer |
| touwslager | rope maker |
| tuinbouw | horticulture |
| tweeling (met voorg.) | twin (of previous in line) |
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| u | (no entries) |
| vakantieoord | holiday-resort |
| van | of |
| veehouder | cattle farmer |
| veeteelt | cattle farming |
| vermeld | reported (here: found in church or secular official papers) |
| vermist | missing |
| > vermist (op zee vermist ter hoogte van...) | > missing (went missing at sea near...) |
| verpleegkundige, verpleegster/verpleger | nurse (m/f) |
| vertegenwoordiger | representative |
| vlieger (piloot) | air-man, aviator (pilot) |
| volgt | follows |
| voor | before |
| voorkind | pre-marital child |
| voorzitter | chairman, president |
| vrederechter | justice of the peace |
| vroedschap | town council (city fathers) |
| waren | goods (trade) |
| waterschap | 'polder-district' |
| weg- en waterbouwkunde | comp: civil engineer |
| wetenschappelijk | scientific |
| wethouder | alderman |
| wijnkoper | wine merchant |
| x | (no entries) |
| y | (no entries) |
| zuster | sister |
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