レーエン

noun

fiefdom; feudal estate

Historical term for a land grant held in feudal tenure, borrowed from German 'Lehen'. Used in discussions of medieval European history.

from German Lehen

• 中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパでは、レーエンが封ほう建けん制せい度どの基き盤ばんだった。

  In medieval Europe, the fiefdom was the foundation of the feudal system.