leenstelsel
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of lenen (“to loan, borrow”) + stelsel (“system”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]leenstelsel n (plural leenstelsels, diminutive leenstelseltje n)
- A system based on loans or rents, especially:
- (historical) The feudal system.
- Synonyms: feodalisme, feodaliteit, leenwezen
- Het leenstelsel was een historisch systeem waarbij land en privileges werden verleend in ruil voor militaire dienst.
- The feudal system was a historical system where land and privileges were granted in exchange for military service.
- (Netherlands, education, politics) A contentious system of government scholarships and student loans introduced in the early 2010's, which abolished a previous universal student grant.
- (historical) The feudal system.