landshövdingehus

== Swedish == === Etymology === Compound of landshövding (“county governor”) +‎ -e- +‎ hus (“house”), where landshövding serves as a metonym for the county administrative board as a whole. The name originates from the board overruling the city building council, which had previously denied an application to construct a building of this type, as wooden buildings taller than two storeys were prohibited by the fire safety bylaw. First attested in 1893. === Noun === landshövdingehus c (architecture) A style of multiresidential building characterised by a stone ground floor and up to two upper floors constructed of wood (often originally intended for the working class). ==== Declension ==== === References === “landshövdingehus”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)