mynheer
/maɪnˈhɪr/
noun
- A Dutch title or form of address equivalent to 'Mr.' or 'sir', used before a man's name or as a polite term of address.
- In the old painting, a note read 'Portrait of Mynheer de Vries, 1650.'
- Mynheer van der Waals welcomed the guests to his home in Amsterdam.
- The captain addressed the merchant as 'Mynheer' out of respect.
- A Dutchman, especially one of high social standing or a stereotypical figure in historical contexts.
- In the colonial novel, the mynheer sat on the veranda smoking a long pipe.
- Tourists in the village often mistook the local farmer for a mynheer because of his formal coat.
- The story featured a wealthy mynheer who owned a fleet of trading ships.