Stift
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A Stift can be:
  • a German word for 'pen' or 'pencil'
  • a German word for a feudal entity under the secular rule of a prince of the church
    Prince of the Church
    The term Prince of the Church is nowadays used nearly exclusively for Catholic Cardinals. However the term is historically more important as a generic term for clergymen whose offices hold the secular rank and privilege of a prince or are considered its equivalent...

    ; also in compounds such as Hochstift
    Hochstift
    In the Holy Roman Empire the German term Hochstift was often used to denote the form of secular authority held by bishops ruling a prince-bishopric....

  • a Nordic administrative jurisdiction, under a Stiftamtmand
    Bailiff
    A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...

    (Danish)
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