Lehenseid
German
Alternative forms
- Leheneid, Lehnseid
Etymology
From Lehen (“fief; fiefdom”) + -s- + Eid (“oath”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈleːənsˌʔaɪ̯t]
- Hyphenation: Le‧hens‧eid
Noun
Lehenseid m (strong, genitive Lehenseides or Lehenseids, plural Lehenseide)
- alternative spelling of Lehnseid; (historical, law) oath of fealty
- Synonym: (rare) Homagial-Eid
Declension
Declension of Lehenseid [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
- Treueid
Holonyms
Coordinate terms
- Amtseid, Fahneneid
Related terms
- Lehenprobst, Lehnsherr
Further reading
- “Lehenseid” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Lehenseid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache