leengoed
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch leengoet. Equivalent to leen (“fief”) + goed (“property, good”)
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: leen‧goed
Noun
leengoed n (plural leengoederen)
- A property (usually an estate) which is held in fief
- (figuratively) Anything held in loan or lease, or otherwise temporarily
- 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