der Brandschatz
Noun
the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging
der Brandschatz is a German noun meaning “the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging (Grimm: exactio tributi sub incendii comminatione)”.
- Genitive
- des Brandschatzes
- Plural
- die Brandschätze