Brandschatz

== German == === Etymology === Compound Brand (“conflagration, arson”) +‎ schatz (“treasure”). Attested in Middle High German as brantschaz. === Noun === Brandschatz m (strong, genitive Brandschatzes, plural Brandschätze) the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging (Grimm: exactio tributi sub incendii comminatione) Synonyms: Brandschatzung f, Brandschatzen n ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Brennschatz m ==== Derived terms ==== brandschatzen (verb) Brandschatzen n