leibeigen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German līpeigen. Equivalent to Leib (“body”) + eigen (“own, owned”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]leibeigen (strong nominative masculine singular leibeigener, not comparable) (relational)
- (history, especially European Middle Ages) in serfdom (of a peasant: bound to his lord's land and required to work for him)
- Synonym: hörig
- (loosely or in other contexts) unfree, subject to any form of bondage or slavery
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of leibeigen (uncomparable)