Feme

See also: feme

German

Etymology

From Middle High German veme, which is borrowed from Middle Low German vēme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfeːmə/

Noun

Feme f (genitive Feme, plural Femen)

(historical) a Vehmic/Vehm court (for details, see Wikipedia) (a medieval "proto-vigilante" juridical institution)
(literary, by comparison) secret gremium that orders the assassination of (usually political) enemies

Alternative forms

Vehme

Declension

Declension of Feme

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Feme	die	Femen
genitive	einer	der	Feme	der	Femen
dative	einer	der	Feme	den	Femen
accusative	eine	die	Feme	die	Femen

Derived terms

Femegericht
Fememord
verfemen

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