Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schlossherr
English translation:
Lord of the castle
Added to glossary by
Marie Lowrie
Jun 3, 2003 19:16
21 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Schlossherr
German to English
Other
Castle owner
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | Lord of the castle |
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
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| 5 +1 | lord of the manor |
Wolf Brosius (X)
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| 4 +2 | castle, manor... |
Mario Marcolin
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| 4 +1 | lord (owner) of the castle |
Kim Metzger
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Proposed translations
+8
1 min
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
aided expression: multilingual, multiart
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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986
Selected
Lord of the castle
that's the term
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks - this one created a lot of debate, didn't it?"
+1
1 min
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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22196
lord (owner) of the castle
Langenscheidt.
Reference:
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5 mins
lord of the manor
as lord of the castle is actually a Burgherr.
Cheers
Wolf
Cheers
Wolf
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ellen Zittinger
1 min
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| disagree |
Regina Landeck
: Manor is more "Herrenhaus", a status below castle. In
1 min
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| agree |
Ino66 (X)
2 hrs
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+2
52 mins
Mario Marcolin
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Words are forever...
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, German to Swedish, French to Swedish, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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198
castle, manor...
Schlossherr =lord/owner of the castle/manor..
Note that "schloss" covers two concepts in English:
1) fortified castle
as in "Hambacher Schloss"
2) non-fortified grand house: palace/manor
as in "Schloss Schoenbrunn"
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Note added at 2003-06-03 20:57:21 (GMT)
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CF also \"Windsor Castle\" vs \"Buckingham Palace\"
Note that "schloss" covers two concepts in English:
1) fortified castle
as in "Hambacher Schloss"
2) non-fortified grand house: palace/manor
as in "Schloss Schoenbrunn"
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Note added at 2003-06-03 20:57:21 (GMT)
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CF also \"Windsor Castle\" vs \"Buckingham Palace\"
Peer comment(s):
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Ellen Zittinger
39 mins
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Thank you, Ellen
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| agree |
Ino66 (X)
1 hr
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Thank you!
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writeaway
: a manor is way down the road from a palace or castle.Schloss Schoenbrunn is definitely not a manor house.
2 hrs
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Schoenbrunn is a palace, obviously. My point is that "schloss" covers more than one English concept.
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