English Explanatory Dictionary

kontor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the four chief trading posts of the Hanseatic League that enjoyed a great degree of legal autonomy; located in Bruges, London, Bergen and Novgorod.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of kontor.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒntɔː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kontor.wav /ˈkɑntɔɹ/

Word forms

kontor kontors kontore

Etymology

Attested since late 19th century. Learned borrowing from German Kontor and Middle Low German kontôr (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument suffix). Doublet of cantore, computer, and counter.

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