1) Type of country subdivision
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A heerlijkheid (a Dutch word; pl. heerlijkheden; also called heerschap) was the basic administrative and judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking Low Countries before 1800. It originated in the feudal decentralization of government authority in the Middle Ages. The English equivalents are manor, seigniory, and fiefdom. The heerlijkheid s...
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