Meaning of Amtmann | Babel Free

Definitions

An official in German-speaking countries of Europe in the Middle Ages, similar to a bailiff.

historical

Examples

“The Amtmann promised to be silent. Forthwith he made his report about the discovery of the hero, abstaining from all allusion to the rum.”

“Under the Sýslumenn and appointed by the Amtmenn are the Hreppstjórar or Hreppstjórnarmenn, bailiffs and poor-inspectors with parochial jurisdiction.”

“Political connections were also established when two sisters or other female kin each married an Amtmann, making them in-laws by marriage.”

CEFR level