leibeigen
Meaning
- (European, Middle-Ages, especially, not-comparable, relational) in serfdom (of a peasant: bound to his lord's land and required to work for him)
- (broadly, not-comparable, relational) unfree, subject to any form of bondage or slavery
Synonyms
Translations
mortaillablePronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪ̯pˌaɪ̯ɡən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German līpeigen. Equivalent to Leib (“body”) + eigen (“own, owned”).
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