Geheimrat

German

Etymology

geheim (secret) + Rat (councillor)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʁaːt/
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Noun

Geheimrat m (genitive Geheimrates or Geheimrats, plural Geheimräte)

  1. privy councillor, Geheimrat, the title of the highest officials of a German royal or principal court, and also of very eminent professors in some German universities

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Synonyms

  • Geheimrath
  • Geh.-Rat
  • Geh. Rat
  • geheimer Rat

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