Afterlehen

English

Etymology

From German Afterlehen, from after- (“after, later”) +‎ Lehen (“fief”).

Noun

Afterlehen (plural Afterlehens)

  1. (historical) A medieval fief, which a liege lord received then subsequently enfeoffed wholly or partially to a vassal or vassals.

Synonyms
  • arriere fief
  • mesnalty
  • mesne fief
  • subfief
  • under-tenure

German

Alternative forms
  • Afterlehn

Etymology

after- (“after, later”) +‎ Lehen (“fief”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaftɐˌleːən/
  • Hyphenation: Af‧ter‧le‧hen

Noun

Afterlehen n (strong, genitive Afterlehens, plural Afterlehen)

  1. (Medieval) A fief, which a liege lord received then subsequently enfeoffed wholly or partially to a vassal or vassals; Afterlehen

Declension
Declension of Afterlehen [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Afterlehen die Afterlehen
genitive eines des Afterlehens der Afterlehen
dative einem dem Afterlehen den Afterlehen
accusative ein das Afterlehen die Afterlehen

Derived terms
  • Afterlehner

Descendants
  • English: Afterlehen
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.