befogenhet

== Swedish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, befogen +‎ -het, where befogen is an obsolete variant of befogad. Compare beläsenhet (versus beläst) or beskaffenhet (versus beskaffad). Cognate with German befugen, Befugnis, and Dutch bevoegdheid. === Noun === befogenhet c a legal right to do something; authority, power ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== behörighet === References === befogenhet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) befogenhet in Svensk ordbok (SO) befogenhet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)