Meaning of fjärdingsman | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. from the 16th century a position of trust and from the 19th century a minor government part-time job (engaged in, among other things, tax collection, police tasks, and road inspections; abolished and incorporated into the police during the first half of the 20th century); an assistant to a länsman
   common-gender
2. a police
   colloquial, common-gender, dated

Exempel

“[...] jagh sände straxt til Dye effter fierdingzmannen, och lätt arrestera honom [...]”

… I soon sent for Dye after the fierdingzman, and had him arrested …

“Nu kom fjerdingsman med ett par handklofvar och två styfva bönder fattade genast mod och togo tag i armarna på henne.”

Now came the fjerdingsman with a pair of handcuffs and two able peasants immediately took courage and grabbed her arms.

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