Etymology
Origin of Junkerdom
Example Sentences
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Von Braun's origins had deep earthly roots in Prussian Junkerdom.
From Time Magazine Archive
To his Allied captors at N�rnberg, the Field Marshal seemed to be the essence of all that was evil in Junkerdom.
From Time Magazine Archive
Were ever words more true when applied to the narrow bureaucracy and swaggering Junkerdom of Prussia, the most artificial and ossified sham that ever our days have seen?
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
Not that I'd weep if Wilhelm had to go; But what if Holy Junkerdom should cop it?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917 by Various
Whigs and Tories were terms which once also had a very mean signification; and be assured, gentlemen, that we shall on our part bring Junkerdom to be regarded with honor and respect.”
From Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck by Greusel, John Hubert
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