untertan
subject to; subservient
English translations
- 01
subject
- 02
subordinate
- 03
vassal
Word details
- German meaning
- Untertan bedeutet, jemandem untergeordnet und zu Gehorsam verpflichtet zu sein.
- English meaning
- Subject
- Synonym
- gehorsam, loyal
- German example
- Früher waren die Bürger dem König untertan.
- English example
- In the past, the citizens were subjects of the king.
Related words
- untertan machen
To subjugate
- thronen
To throne means to sit on a throne, especially as a king or ruler, or figuratively, to occupy a lofty position.
- Sendbrief
Epistle
- Fußfall
Prostration
- Despot
despot, tyrant
- Fron
Corvée refers to unpaid compulsory labor that a subject had to perform for their lord.
- Kniefall
Genuflection
Example sentences with “untertan”
Sie waren dem König untertan. (They were subjects of the king.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it used today?
It is quite archaic, mostly used in historical contexts.