In earlier times, a community levy to pay the field guard (Feldhüter, Flurer, Pfänder, Bannwart; village watchman in charge of fields, field guard). This guard was responsible for protecting the useful areas (groves, meadows, plantations, crops) of a settlement area against unlawful damage by humans or unattended animals. In old documents also called green hat money (hat = here: guarding, protecting, securing). – Today in (student) dormitories a payment for the procurement of additional facilities – such as the installation and maintenance of a washing machine – from the residents of the respective hall, usually levied according to a majority decision of the hall meeting. – See Hamegeld, Hütegeld.
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