ridderschap

== Dutch == === Etymology === From ridder (“knight”) +‎ -schap (“-hood”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɪdərsxɑp/ Hyphenation: rid‧der‧schap === Noun === ridderschap n (uncountable, no diminutive) knighthood (state of being a knight) === Noun === ridderschap f (plural ridderschappen, no diminutive) knighthood (body of knights) (Netherlands, historical) a co-opted body of nobles representing the nobility and countryside in the Estates of some provinces during the Dutch Republic [16th c.–1795]