Myness

In the German cities of the Middle Ages and the early modern period, “ Meinheit ” referred to the entirety of the citizens, but in some places or regions restricted to those who were not organized in guilds , guilds or guilds , but nevertheless (in contrast to journeymen , servants and day laborers ) who had civil rights and were therefore “common” citizens or members of the “community”. The Spokesman for Opinion in many cities was the "Opinion Master".

In rural communities, the term was also used, synonymous with common land , for common property, such as the Low German Meent , which is still in use today in north-western Lower Saxony .

literature

• Hans-Walter Krumwiede: Church history of Lower Saxony . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1996, ISBN 978-3-525-55434-0
• Evamaria Engel: The municipality in the Brandenburg area (pp. 333–358). In: Peter Blickle (Hrsg.): Landgemeinde and Stadtgemeinde in Central Europe . Oldenbourg, Munich 1991, ISBN 978-3-486-55886-9 , pp. 334, 340, 343

Web links

• Lower Saxony: Social Structures in the Middle Ages and in the Early Modern Age

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Opinion . In: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 9 , issue 3/4 (edited by Heino Speer and others). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 1993, ISBN 3-7400-0926-8 ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de ).