porets

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Definitions

  • n. (literally and sarcastically) A lord, nobleman.

Example Sentences

  • "Not far from that shtetl lived the landowner, the porets, Lord Filtz." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y פּריץ porets

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      poretz, porits, poritz

Notes

  • The female equivalent is pritse.

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