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‖ mynheer|maɪnˈhɛːr, məˈnɛːr|
Also 7 mynhere, menheir, 7–8 minheer, 8 miin heer, 9 mynher, 9– (S.Afr.) meneer.
[Du. mijnheer, Afrikaans meneer, f. mijn my + heer lord, master (see her n.).]
The courteous form of address or title of courtesy corresponding in Dutch to ‘sir’, ‘Mr.’; hence, a Dutchman, an Afrikaaner.
1652in Nicholas Papers (Camden 1886) 308 Myn Heer Capel. 1654Gayton Pleas. Notes 236 True Myn-here (quoth Steepen Malten) we shall not heare of this againe. 1678J. Phillips tr. Tavernier's Trav. ii. i. vii. 49 Menheir Velant, chief of the Holland-Factory at Agra. 1701C. Wooley Jrnl. New York (1860) 58 Frederick Philips, the richest Miin Heer in that place. 1711Spectator No. 5 ⁋5 He afterwards proceeds to call Minheer Hendel, the Orpheus of our Age. 1782Cowper To Lady Austen (12 Aug.), 'Tis thus I spend my moments here, And wish myself a Dutch mynheer. 1886All Year Round 14 Aug. 35 Mynheer, as clever at a trick as a Yank or a Jap. 1939S. Cloete Watch for Dawn i. 5 What are these questions that you torment me with, meneer? 1946Cape Times 16 Nov. 4 Meneer is a strange man. 1948Cape Argus 9 Aug. 9/5 The meneer found those spoons... Mr. Erlank swung back to the constable. ‘Did you find spoons there?’ he asked. 1970G. Croudace Scarlet Bikini vii. 79 I'm listening, meneer.
transf.1819Scott Ivanhoe i, Mynheer Calf, too, becomes Monsieur de Veau.
Hence mynˈheerify v. nonce-wd., to study Dutch.
1804Southey Let. to Lieut. Southey 12 Sept., I am learning Dutch, and wish you were here..to mynheerify with me. |