Oberherrschaft
German, noun[ˈoːbɐˌhɛʁʃaft]
Oberherrschaft is spelled O-B-E-R-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-A-F-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 76,606th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oberherrschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “suzerainty, sovereignty, dominion, overlordship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Regierungsgewalt, der alle anderen Instanzen untergeordnet sind”.
What does Oberherrschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesuzerainty, sovereignty, dominion, overlordship
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Regierungsgewalt, der alle anderen Instanzen untergeordnet sind
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 Oberherrschaft
- Oberherrschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Oberherrschaft?
- [ˈoːbɐˌhɛʁʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Oberherrschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Oberherrschaft in German?
Oberherrschaft appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).