Lehen
dasNounfief; feudal tenure.
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Stück Land, das im Mittelalter von einem Lehnsherrn an einen Vasallen zur Nutzung überlassen wurde.
- English meaning
- fief, feudal tenure
- Synonym
- Grundbesitz
- German example
- Der Ritter erhielt ein Lehen vom König.
- English example
- The knight received a fief from the king.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Lehen
- Plural Form
- die Lehen
Related words
- flehen
To plead
- Flehen
Pleading
- Darlehensgeber
lender
- Darlehensnehmer
Borrower
- flehentlich
Imploringly, Supplicatingly
- Afterlehen
A subinfeudation is a fief that has been passed on by a vassal to a sub-vassal. It is a second-degree fief.
- Darlehen
Loan
- anflehen
To implore, to plead
- Schlehe
Blackthorn
- Doppelehe
Bigamy
- Zivilehe
Civil marriage
- feudal
Relating to feudalism, a social system of the Middle Ages.
- zinsfrei
interest-free
- beschwören
To invoke, to conjure
- Feudalismus
Feudalism
- Fremdkapital
Debt capital
- Leihe
Loan
- Hundeblick
"Puppy dog eyes", a pleading, submissive look, often to gain sympathy or favor.
- inständig
Earnestly
- Rate
Installment
- Zinssatz
The interest rate is the percentage of the capital that is paid or received as interest for a specific period.
- Hypothek
mortgage
- Kreditnehmer
Borrower
- beten
To pray
- beknien
To beseech, to implore
- betteln
To beg
- Zinsfuß
Interest rate
- ausbeten
Pray away
- zu Kreuze kriechen
To eat humble pie
- hypothekenbesichert
Mortgage-backed
- belehnen
To enfeoff
- Bettelruf
Begging cry
- bitten
Ask
Example sentences with “Lehen”
Das Land wurde als Lehen vergeben. (The land was granted as a fief.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the gender of Lehen?
It is a neuter noun (das Lehen).