English Explanatory Dictionary

Afterlehen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medieval fief, which a liege lord received then subsequently enfeoffed wholly or partially to a vassal or vassals.

Word forms

Afterlehen Afterlehens

Etymology

From German Afterlehen, from after- (“after, later”) + Lehen (“fief”).

Synonyms

arriere fief mesnalty mesne fief subfief under-tenure
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