Grundherr
German, noun[ˈɡʁʊnthɛʁ]
Grundherr is spelled G-R-U-N-D-H-E-R-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grundherr is a German masculine noun meaning “feudal lord, landlord, lord of the manor, manorial lord, seignior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Grundbesitzer mit weitreichenden Verwaltungs- und Gerichts-, und Polizeifunktionen”.
What does Grundherr mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefeudal lord, landlord, lord of the manor, manorial lord, seignior
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grundbesitzer mit weitreichenden Verwaltungs- und Gerichts-, und Polizeifunktionen 2. Person, die Grundbesitz hat
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Grundherr
- Grundherrn genitive
- Grundherren genitive
- Grundfrau feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Grundherr?
- [ˈɡʁʊnthɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Grundherr in German?
Grundherr appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).