An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Drost

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2506687An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D — Drost1891John Francis Davis

​ Drost, m., ‘chief magistrate’ (a LG. word), from MidLG. droste, drossête; the latter is identical with MidHG. truhtsœȥe, ModHG. Truchseß; for Drostei see under Truchseß.

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