Residenzstadt
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Residenzstadt. Compare earlier residence city.
Noun edit
Residenzstadt (plural Residenzstadts or Residenzstädte)
- (now chiefly historical) A town which was the seat of a court, especially of a German prince. [from 19th c.]
- 2007, Tim Blanning, The Pursuit of Glory, Penguin, published 2008, page 112:
- It was the compulsory sacrifices of the peasants that allowed the Residenzstadt to flourish.