"Feme" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfeːmə/ Audio: De-Feme.ogg
Etymology: From northern Middle High German veme, a borrowing from Middle Low German vēme. Cognate with Dutch veem. The further origin is unknown, though a relation with either Fehde (“feud”) or Feind (“enemy”) has been considered. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|veme}} Middle High German veme, {{der|de|gml|vēme}} Middle Low German vēme, {{cog|nl|veem}} Dutch veem, {{unknown|de|nocap=1}} unknown, {{m|de|Fehde|t=feud}} Fehde (“feud”), {{m|de|Feind|t=enemy}} Feind (“enemy”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Feme f (genitive Feme, plural Femen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Feme [genitive], Femen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Feme [nominative, singular], Femen [definite, nominative, plural], Feme [genitive, singular], Femen [definite, genitive, plural], Feme [dative, singular], Femen [dative, definite, plural], Feme [accusative, singular], Femen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (history) Vehmic court (medieval, chiefly Westphalian, special court for capital crimes presided by a local noble or freeman appointed by the king) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): History Synonyms: Fehme, Vehme, Veme [obsolete] Derived forms: Femegericht, Fememord, verfemen
    Sense id: en-Feme-de-noun--mS9T6HJ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 63 16 22 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (higher register, by comparison) a secret tribunal that orders the assassination of (political) enemies or traitors Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Feme-de-noun-q9HE2jiG
  3. (history, by new narrowing) such tribunals among right-wing organisations of the Weimar era Tags: feminine Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-Feme-de-noun-5rCHxk0L Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

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