befogenhet

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, befogen +‎ -het, where befogen is an obsolete variant of befogad. Compare beläsenhet (versus beläst) or beskaffenhet (versus beskaffad). Cognate with German befugen, Befugnis, and Dutch bevoegdheid.

Noun

befogenhet c

1. a legal right to do something; authority, power

   att utöva sina befogenheter

   to exercise one's powers

   att överskrida sina befogenheter

   to exceed one's powers

Declension

Declension of befogenhet

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	befogenhet	befogenhets
	definite	befogenheten	befogenhetens
plural	indefinite	befogenheter	befogenheters
	definite	befogenheterna	befogenheternas

See also

• behörighet

References

• befogenhet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• befogenhet in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• befogenhet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)