Younker Definition

yŭngkər
noun
A young nobleman or gentleman.
Webster's New World
In 18th-cent. America, a man of property.
Webster's New World
A youngster.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
younker
Plural:
younkers

Origin of Younker

  • From Middle Dutch joncker (Dutch jonker, jonkheer), a compound equivalent to jong (“young") + here (“lord"). Compare junker.

    From Wiktionary

  • Obsolete Dutch jonchere young nobleman from Middle Dutch jonc young yeu- in Indo-European roots here lord

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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