Brandschatz

German

Etymology

Compound Brand (“conflagration, arson”) +‎ chatz (“treasure”). Attested in Middle High German as brantschaz.

Noun

Brandschatz m (genitive Brandschatzes, plural Brandschätze)

1. 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)

Synonyms

• Brennschatz m
• Brandschatzung f
• Brandschatzen n

Derived terms

• brandschatzen (verb)
• Brandschatzen n