Brandschatz
German
Etymology
Compound Brand (“conflagration, arson”) + chatz (“treasure”). Attested in Middle High German as brantschaz.
Noun
Brandschatz m (genitive Brandschatzes, plural Brandschätze)
- the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging (Grimm: exactio tributi sub incendii comminatione)
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Derived terms
- brandschatzen (verb)
- Brandschatzen n