Kunkellehen

A kunkelle fief ( Latin feudum femininum ) is a fief that is inherited matrilineally (following the line of succession from the mother). This form of fiefdom was used in the fiefdom of the Holy Roman Empire (German Nation) since the High Middle Ages in the 12th century . In addition to Kunkellehen , the terms Weiberlehen , Schleierlehen , Spindellehen or Spilllehen are occasionally used .

The Kunkel part is the woman's inheritance. The corresponding patrilinear counterpart of Kunkellehens is called Mannlehen or Schwerdteil .

etymology

The term Kunkellehen derives from the Middle High German word kunkel (ahd. Chuncla ) ago, making a distaff was called. The Kunkel here becomes a symbol of the feminine, as spinning was a typically female activity. The word Kunkel itself goes back to Latin conucula , the diminutive of the Latin word conus (cone).

literature

• Kunkellehen . In: Former Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 8 , issue 2 (edited by Heino Speer and others). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 1985, OCLC 832567175 ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de - continued in the following issue).
• Fiefdom . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 10, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, pp. 631–634.

Web links

• Search for Kunkellehen in the German Digital Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gaudy part . In: Former Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 8 , issue 2 (edited by Heino Speer and others). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 1985, OCLC 832567175 ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de - continued in the following issue).