Schultheis (Q163087)

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it was his duty to order his assigned village or county (villicatio) to pay the taxes and perform the services due to the ruler; the name originates from this function: Schuld 'debt' + heißen 'to order'
  • Scultetus
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Schultheis
it was his duty to order his assigned village or county (villicatio) to pay the taxes and perform the services due to the ruler; the name originates from this function: Schuld 'debt' + heißen 'to order'
  • Scultetus

Statements

Schuldheiß, Schulze, Sculdasius, Scultetus, Fr. Maire, eine Person […], welche andern zu befehlen hat, sie zur Erfüllung ihrer Schuldigkeit anhält. Ueberhaupt derjenige, welcher an einem Orte die Gerichtsbarkeit ausübt […] In diesem Verstande werden die Richter in manchen Städten, sowohl Süd= als Norddeutschlands noch jetzt Schuldheissen, [etc.] genannt. (German)
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