Mynheer

[ mahyn-hair, -heer ]

noun

1. Dutch. the term of address and title of respect corresponding to sir and Mr.
2. (lowercase) a Dutchman.

Mynheer

/ məˈnɪə /

noun

1. a Dutch title of address equivalent to Sir when used alone or to Mr when placed before a name

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mynheer¹

1645–55; spelling variant of Dutch mijnheer, equivalent to mijn mine ¹ + heer lord, sir, Mr.; Herr

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mynheer¹

C17: from Dutch mijnheer, my lord

Example Sentences

Pardon, Mynheer," he replied, "but you yourselves haf put to much trouble for nothing.

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"Ah, goot-morning, Mynheer!" was the greeting of the governor, as he made his way across the sloping deck of the galliot, his usually grave visage puckered with a thousand wrinkles, while his eyes twinkled with grim humour.

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Ah, Mynheer Drake," he said in his very broken English, "I must tell you ze goot news for us, but bad news for you.

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If Colonel Watson might be said to have represented the Imperial Government among the passengers, Mynheer Van der Merure, Commissioner of Mines in Johannesburg, might be considered as representing the Pretorian Government.

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Mynheer de Captan did ’mand me up to Gipswitch.

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