Mynheer

American  

[mahyn-hair, -heer] / maɪnˈhɛər, -ˈhɪər /

noun

1. Dutch. the term of address and title of respect corresponding to sir and Mr.

2. (lowercase) a Dutchman.

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Mynheer British  

/ məˈnɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Mynheer

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

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Example Sentences

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Mynheer

In 1912 Mynheer Fokker tried to sell his planes to the British Government, but no sale was made.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the German trail did not appear immediately promising, renewed attempts were made in the Netherlands to apprehend more important counterfeit -note -passers than the housemaid of Mynheer Severin.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was back in 1911 that Mynheer Anthony Fokker, then 21, decided that he wanted to fly.

From Time Magazine Archive

The mansion where bullets pinged and splintered, last week, was that of socially elect Mynheer and Mevrouw Van Eeghen.

From Time Magazine Archive

I am the bearer of a letter from Mr Brandt, the President of the Orange Free State, to your President, Mynheer Praetorius, which he was in hopes would prevent the outbreak of war.

From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by H.C. Adams

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