Vice-count
Definition
A historical administrative title used in medieval Transylvania and the Hungarian administrative system, designating the subprefect or vice-count of a county; the official who exercised actual executive and judicial power in the territory.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Vice-count
- Subprefect
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine noun with standard plural and genitive inflectional variations. |
| Formation | Borrowed from Hungarian 'alispán', a compound of 'al-' (vice-) and 'ispán' (count/prefect). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.liʃ.ˈpan] |
| Source | Lexicon of Transylvanian Administrative Law and Medieval Document Studies |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Alișpanul comitatului a convocat nobilii locali pentru a discuta despre noile dări impuse de Curtea de la Viena.
EN: The vice-count of the county summoned the local nobles to discuss the new taxes imposed by the Court of Vienna.
RO: În lipsa comitelui, toate deciziile judecătorești importante erau semnate și pecetluite de către un alișpan destoinic.
EN: In the absence of the count, all important judicial decisions were signed and sealed by a capable subprefect.
RO: Un vechi hrisov din secolul al XVII-lea menționează plângerea țăranilor depusă direct în mâna unui alișpan.
EN: An old 17th-century charter mentions the peasants' complaint delivered directly into the hands of a vice-count.
Idioms & Phrases
Scaun de alișpan / Seat of the vice-count / subprefect's court
RO: Instanța de judecată sau biroul administrativ prezidat de vicecomite, unde se rezolvau litigiile funciare și penale mărunte.
EN: The court of law or administrative office presided over by the vice-count, where land and minor criminal disputes were resolved.
Poruncă de alișpan / Decree of the vice-count / official subprefectorial order
RO: Ordin administrativ cu caracter obligatoriu emis pentru teritoriul unui comitat în vederea strângerii dărilor sau mobilizării populației.
EN: A mandatory administrative order issued for a county's territory for tax collection or population mobilization.
Alegerea alișpanului / Election of the vice-count
RO: Procesul politic tradițional prin care nobilimea adunată în congregație vota reprezentantul executiv al comitatului.
EN: The traditional political process whereby the nobility gathered in congregation voted for the executive representative of the county.
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