kinderbeweijs

noun

kin·​der·​be·​weijs

variants or less commonly kinderbewys

ˌkində(r)bəˈvīs

plural -es

Roman Dutch law

: a deed by a surviving spouse certifying and securing the amounts due to minor children out of the estate of a deceased

Word History

Etymology

Dutch kinderbewijs, from kinder (plural of kind child) + bewijs proof

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