vroon

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vrône, from Old Dutch frōno, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vroːn/

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• Hyphenation: vroon
• Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

vroon m or n (plural vronen, no diminutive)

1. (historical) fishing water subject to manorial tenure
2. (historical) tax on the use of tenured fishing water, usually paid in a percentage of the catch
3. (obsolete) allodium whereon serfs performed corvee

   Synonym: vroonland

Derived terms

• vroondienst
• vroonhof
• vroonland
• vroonmeester
• vroonvisserij

Related terms

• vrouw