handvest

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch hantfeste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑnt.vɛst/ === Noun === handvest n (plural handvesten, diminutive handvestje n) charter (document creating a public or private institution) Handvest van de Verenigde Naties - Charter of the United Nations manifesto === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “handvest”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute