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Meierhof

Meierhof
Pöllan Castle, a Meyerhof in Austria
Pöllan Castle, a Meyerhof in Austria

A Meierhof or Meyerhof (from Latin: maiores villae) was a farm or building which was occupied or had been occupied by the administrator (the Meier) of a noble or ecclesiastical estate.

The similar Sedelhof was a tax-exempt farm building owned by a noble that was unfortified.

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