fief
dasNoundas Lehen
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
- Lehen
fief
- Afterlehen
A subinfeudation is a fief that has been passed on by a vassal to a sub-vassal. It is a second-degree fief.
- feudal
Relating to feudalism, a social system of the Middle Ages.
Example sentences with “fief”
The knight held the land as a fief. (Der Ritter hielt das Land als Lehen.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the German word for a historical 'fief'?
It is 'das Lehen'. It is a neuter noun. The plural is 'die Lehen'.