Lords Seventeen, noun phrase
- Origin:
- DutchShow more Translation of Dutch Here Seventien, see Here Seventien.
historical
Seventeen.
1976 A.P. Brink Instant in Wind 37One gets entangled in many trifles here in the Cape...The Lords Seventeen must give permission for every single thing.
1985 A. Tredgold Bay between Mountains 31The favourable accounts that travellers..had brought back of the well-waters and fertile country..persuaded the Lords Seventeen in Holland to consent to the occupation of the area.
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