Truchsess

== German == === Alternative forms === Truchseß (pre-1996) === Etymology === From Middle High German truhtsæze (“steward”), from Old High German truhtsāzzo, compound of trucht (“host”) +‎ sazzo (“one who sits”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *druhtiz (“troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to support”). Doublet of Drost (“reeve, bailiff”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʁʊxzɛs/ Hyphenation: Truch‧sess === Noun === Truchsess m (strong or weak, genitive Truchsesses or Truchsessen, plural Truchsesse or Truchsessen) (historical) steward of a princely household, sewer ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Insasse