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Wachtgeld

German, noun

Wachtgeld is a German neuter noun meaning “charge levied by cities on certain population groups to pay for the militia or vigilante” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does Wachtgeld mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neutercharge levied by cities on certain population groups to pay for the militia or vigilante

  2. 2

    neutercharge for guard service or night patrol

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of Wachtgeld

  • Wachtgeldes genitive
  • Wachtgelds genitive
  • Wachtgelder plural
  • Wachtgelde dative singular
  • Wachtgeldern dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).