Herrschaft.
lordship, reign, rule, dominion
Meaning & usage
lordship, reign, rule, dominion
feudal district: fiefdom, feudal manor, seigniory
ladies and gentlemen (used to courtly address an audience)
Where this word comes from
From hehr + -schaft, with the first element remodelled after Herr since at least MHG; cf. the same development in herrlich and herrschen. Compare Dutch heerschappij and Czech panstvo.
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