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Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government which were too weak to …

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in all who came within their jurisdiction.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in all who came within their jurisdiction. Encyc. Brit.
  3. Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunalsflourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the middleof the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government whichwere too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in allwho came within their jurisdiction. Encyc. Brit.