# das Wachtgeld

das Wachtgeld is a German noun meaning “charge levied by cities on certain population groups to pay for the militia or vigilante”. Forms: des Wachtgeldes, die Wachtgelder.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Wachtgeldes
- Plural: die Wachtgelder

## Meanings

1. charge levied by cities on certain population groups to pay for the militia or vigilante
2. charge for guard service or night patrol

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