Afterlehen
German, noun/ˈaftɐˌleːən/
Afterlehen is a German neuter noun meaning “A fief, which a liege lord received then subsequently enfeoffed wholly or partially to a vassal or vassals; Afterlehen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Afterlehen mean in English?
noun
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neuterA fief, which a liege lord received then subsequently enfeoffed wholly or partially to a vassal or vassals; Afterlehen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Afterlehen
- Afterlehens genitive
- Afterlehn alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Afterlehen?
- /ˈaftɐˌleːən/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Afterlehen in German?
Afterlehen appears about once in every 52 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).