Reichsunmittelbarkeit
dieNounimperial immediacy (historical status)
English translations
- 01
Imperial immediacy
Word details
- German meaning
- Der Status einer Institution oder Person im Heiligen Römischen Reich, die direkt dem Kaiser unterstand und keiner anderen territorialen Herrschaft.
- English meaning
- Imperial immediacy
- Synonym
- Kaiserliche Unmittelbarkeit
- German example
- Viele Klöster genossen im Mittelalter die Reichsunmittelbarkeit.
- English example
- Many monasteries enjoyed imperial immediacy in the Middle Ages.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Reichsunmittelbarkeit
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Reichsstand
Imperial estate
Example sentences with “Reichsunmittelbarkeit”
Die Stadt genoss den Status der Reichsunmittelbarkeit. (The city enjoyed the status of imperial immediacy.)
Frequently asked questions
Is this a legal-historical term?
Yes, it refers to a status in the Holy Roman Empire where a territory was subject only to the Emperor. It is feminine (die).