Jonkheer (female equivalent: jonkvrouw; French: Écuyer in the masculine only; jonkvrouw is used in the feminine, even in French; English: Squire) is an honorific in the Low Countries denoting the lowest rank of the nobility. In the Netherlands, jonkheer is a prefix used by the untitled nobility.
Jonkheer (female equivalent: jonkvrouw; French: Écuyer in the masculine only; jonkvrouw is used in the feminine, even in French; English: Squire) is an honorific in the Low Countries denoting the lowest rank of the nobility. In the Netherlands, jonkheer is a prefix used by the untitled nobility.
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