stand III homograph 3

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. om eldre forhold: hver av de sosiale gruppene samfunnet i middelalderen var delt inn i of earlier times: each of the social groups that medieval society was divided into
   • geistlighet, adel, borgere og bønder var de fire stender i middelalderens samfunn the clergy, the nobility, the burghers and the peasants were the four estates of medieval society
   • hver stand hadde sine plikter og rettigheter each estate had its own duties and rights
2. etterledd som karakteriserer yrke;
   i ord som bondestandthe farming class, the peasantry, handelsstandthe merchant class, the business community, merchants, legestandthe medical profession, the doctors as a profession, prestestandthe priesthood, the clergy og sjømannsstandseafarers as a class, the seafaring community a final element indicating occupation;
   in words like bondestandthe farming class, the peasantry, handelsstandthe merchant class, the business community, merchants, legestandthe medical profession, the doctors as a profession, prestestandthe priesthood, the clergy and sjømannsstandseafarers as a class, the seafaring community