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Landgericht (medieval)
The ''Landgericht'' (plural: ''Landgerichte''), also called the ''Landtag'' in Switzerland, was a regional magistracy or court in the Holy Roman Empire that was responsible for high justice within a territory, such as a county (''Grafschaft''), on behalf of the territorial lord (e.g. the count). Background and function These judicial bodies emerged during the Frankish period. There were usually several thingsteads (''Dingstätten'') at which they would take place. It was thus a focal point for exercising the 'law of the land', the '' Landrecht''. Arnold argues that, by 1200, the institutions of the ''Landfriede'', the hereditary county and the ''Landgericht'', if not identical, had "emerged as a collective legal structure ''par excellence'' which the princes exercised personally or through delegate judges from amongst their vassals, ''ministeriales'' and officials. There were very different interpretations of the term ''Landgericht'' regionally. It corresponded to the term ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schweizerisches Idiotikon
''Schweizerisches Idiotikon'' ("the Swiss idioticon", also known as ''Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache'' "Dictionary of the Swiss German language") is an ongoing, major project of lexicography of the Swiss German dialects. Publication began in 1881 and is projected to be complete by 2022. Its scope includes the language since the end of the classical Middle High German period (13th century) and as such also represents the historical dictionary of the dialects of German-speaking Switzerland, and is one of the most detailed treatments of the Early Modern High German language in general. As of 2010, it contains 150,000 words. The history of the project began in 1862 with the foundation of a ''Verein für das Schweizerdeutsche Wörterbuch'', led by Friedrich Staub (1826–1896). Originally envisaged as a dictionary in four volumes, the first fascicle was published in 1881. From 1896, the project was led by Albert Bachmann (1863–1934), under whose editorship, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
