Neuter

leengoed

Meaning

  1. (neuter, no-diminutive) a property (usually an estate) which is held in fief
  2. (figuratively, neuter, no-diminutive) anything held in loan or lease, or otherwise temporarily
  3. (neuter, no-diminutive) a property which generates income that is made part of a fief

Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch leengoet. Equivalent to leen (“fief”) + goed (“property, good”).

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