Dutch Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

 

*'''raad '''council, counsel  

*'''recht '''right (correct), straight, law, justice  

*'''rechter '''judge, magistrate  

*'''rechter(zijde)''' right side  

*'''rechter hand''' right hand  

*'''rechterlijk '''legal, court (judicial)  

*'''rechtmatig '''rightful, right (correct)  

*'''rechts '''right (direction)  

*'''regering '''government, administration  

*'''rekeningen '''accounts, bills  

*'''rentenier '''retired tradesperson, man of means  

*'''rivier '''river  

*'''roede '''rod (unit of length, about twelve feet or 3.6 meters)  

*'''rond '''around, about  

*'''rood '''red  

*'''roodvonk '''scarlet fever  

*'''Rooms Katholiek''' Roman Catholic  

*'''ruim''' [ruim 80 = eighty plus years old] large, broad, wide, upwards of  

*'''Rus(sisch)''' Russian  

*'''Rusland '''Russia  

*'''rijk '''empire, kingdom, rich, wealthy  

*'''rijksarchief '''national and/orstate archive, public record office <br>