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Hochstift
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German
de:
250px|thumb|right|Hochstifte (1780)
250px|thumb|right|Hochstifte (1648)
Etymology
de :af hoch<t:high> Stift<t:ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates)>
From de hoch high Stift ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates).
Pronunciation
de /ˈhoːxˌʃtɪft/
de De-Hochstift.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Hoch stift
Noun
n,(e)s,e:er
de christianity prince-bishopric an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled politically by a prince-bishop
de Fürstbistum
Declension
n,(e)s,e:er
Hyponyms
de Hochstift Basel Prince-Bishopric of Basel
de Hochstift Brixen Prince-Bishopric of Brixen
de Hochstift Konstanz Prince-Bishopric of Constance
de Hochstift Lübeck Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck
de Hochstift Lüttich Prince-Bishopric of Liège
de Hochstift Münster Prince-Bishopric of Münster
de Hochstift Osnabrück Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
de Hochstift Speyer Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
de Hochstift Trient Prince-Bishopric of Trent
de Hochstift Würzburg Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Coordinate terms
de Erzstift prince-archbishopric
de Kurerzstift electorate-archbishopric
Related terms
de Hochaltar Hochamt Hochsitz Stiftsherr Stiftskapitel Stiftskirche Frauenstift Domstift Kanonikerstift Kollegiatstift
Further reading
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