Tegenwoordig means current. Tegenwoordigheid means presence. You might come throughout the time period in official paperwork.
For instance, a civil registration marriage document could point out that the bride’s dad and mom have been hierbij tegenwoordig [hereby present], and consented to the wedding. Or you might discover a notarial document that was signed within the tegenwoordigheid of two witnesses.
Marriage of Henk Hoitink and Mien Woordes, 1942, within the presence of their moms and his grandfather
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