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