Leibeigenschaft
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯pˌaɪ̯ɡənʃaft/
Leibeigenschaft is spelled L-E-I-B-E-I-G-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leibeigenschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “serfdom (a peasant's being bound to his lord's land and required to work for him)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “persönliche Abhängigkeit von einer anderen Person”.
What does Leibeigenschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineserfdom (a peasant's being bound to his lord's land and required to work for him)
- 2
feminineunfreeness, any form of bondage or slavery
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. persönliche Abhängigkeit von einer anderen Person
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 Leibeigenschaft
- Leibeigenschaften nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leibeigenschaft?
- /ˈlaɪ̯pˌaɪ̯ɡənʃaft/
- [ˈlaɪ̯pˌʔaɪ̯.ɡən.ʃaft]
- [-ɡŋ̍-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leibeigenschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leibeigenschaft in German?
Leibeigenschaft appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).