fehme

noun

feh·​me

ˈfāmə

plural fehmen or fehmes

often capitalized

1

: a late medieval German secret tribunal

2

: a unit of a secret Nazi organization intent upon seeking out and executing those considered enemies of National Socialism

Word History

Etymology

German feme, from Middle High German (Westphalian dialect) vēme; akin to Old Frisian fēma to outlaw, Middle Dutch veme secret tribunal

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