vorstenspiegel

== Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of vorst +‎ -en- +‎ spiegel, likely a calque, cf. Latin speculum principum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɔrstə(n)ˌspi.ɣəl/ Hyphenation: vor‧sten‧spie‧gel === Noun === vorstenspiegel m (plural vorstenspiegels, no diminutive) (historical) mirror of princes (treaty of an ethical-didactic genre that instructs on exemplary behaviour for rulers, of an ancient genre that achieved great popularity in Christian and Islamic regions during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance) === See also === deugdenspiegel