hovmästare

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish hofmæstare (“majordomo, seneschal”), equivalent to hov +‎ mästare. Compare Danish hovmester, Middle Low German hovemester. === Noun === hovmästare c headwaiter ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hovmästarsås ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: hovimestari === References === “hovmästare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hovmästare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hovmästare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) hofmästare in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L