"younker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: younkers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Dutch joncker (Dutch jonker, jonkheer), a compound equivalent to jong (“young”) + here (“lord”). Compare junker. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|dum|joncker|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Dutch joncker, {{bor+|en|dum|joncker}} Borrowed from Middle Dutch joncker, {{cog|nl|jonker}} Dutch jonker, {{m|nl|jonkheer}} jonkheer, {{compound|nl|jong|here|nocat=1|t1=young|t2=lord}} jong (“young”) + here (“lord”), {{m|en|junker}} junker Head templates: {{en-noun}} younker (plural younkers)
  1. (archaic) A young man; a lad, youngster. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-younker-en-noun-7wJ1N~cK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 14 9 15
  2. (obsolete) A young gentleman or knight. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-younker-en-noun-3kj3sO36
  3. (obsolete) A novice; a simpleton; a dupe. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-younker-en-noun-GMf4MiJs
  4. junker
    Sense id: en-younker-en-noun-Ep~B5~9H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yonker [obsolete]

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