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German
Etymology
Neid (“envy”) + Bau (“building”). Spelled neydpau, the term was used in the laws of Munich as early as 1489; it was used in the laws of Hamburg as early as 1603.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Neid‧bau
Noun
Neidbau m (strong, genitive Neidbaues or Neidbaus, plural Neidbauten or Neidbaue)
- spite house; a structure built primarily to harass or harm a neighbour (which is therefore generally illegal to construct)
1489, Das Stadtrecht von München:Item neydpau, die ainem schaden prächten, sollen verpoten sein, und sollen die pauleut dieselben neydpau abzuerkennen und darynne nach gelegenheit der Sachen allwegen zu entschaiden macht haben.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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