Feme

See also: feme

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German veme, which is borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German vēme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːmə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Feme f (genitive Feme, plural Femen)

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

Alternative forms

• Vehme

Derived terms

• Femegericht
• Fememord
• verfemen