Lagerhuis
Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “lower house”, from laag + -er- + huis.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Lagerhuis n
- House of Commons (the lower house of the British parliament)
- Synonym: Huis der Gemeenten (archaic)
References
- Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “Lagerhuis”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001