Rat

Proper noun

 * 1) The first of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

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Noun

 * 1) advice, counsel
 * 2) council
 * 3) councilor, councillor
 * 4)  title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the senior service
 * 5)  title of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after first promotion

Usage notes
(4) The title is always preceded by a prefix. The common prefix for civil servants in the administration is Regierungs- ("in government administration"), in which case the full title is Regierungsrat. Teachers hold the title of a. In terms of hierarchy, the Räte are comparable to a Major or a Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander).

Etymology
From, from , perhaps from , from , though the consonantism in High German is unexplained.

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Noun

 * 1) rat