Lehen

See also: lehen

German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laihną.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eːən

Noun

Lehen n (genitive Lehens, plural Lehen)

feud (estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord)

Declension

Declension of Lehen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Lehen	die	Lehen
genitive	eines	des	Lehens	der	Lehen
dative	einem	dem	Lehen	den	Lehen
accusative	ein	das	Lehen	die	Lehen

Related terms

Lehnsherr

Further reading

Lehen in Duden online

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