leengoed

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leengoet. Equivalent to leen (“fief”) +‎ goed (“property, good”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: leen‧goed

Noun

leengoed n (plural leengoederen)

1. A property (usually an estate) which is held in fief
2. (figuratively) Anything held in loan or lease, or otherwise temporarily
3. A property which generates income that is made part of a fief

Antonyms

• allodium n, onleengoed n

Related terms

• leen n
• leenheer m
• leenman m
• leenrecht n
• leenroerig (adjective)
• leenstelsel n
• leenverhef n
• leenwezen n
• belenen (verb)
• erfgoed n