Rentier

A reindeer [ rɛntje ː ] (of gleichbed French rentier [ ʀɑtje ], female: .. Reindeer) is a person who invested capital in bonds or lease of land lives of regular payments.

The now rarely used term " reindeer " is similar linguistically to the pensioner, the latter, however, the bulk of his income does not relate predominantly or entirely of private income, but usually ( according to German parlance) receives payments from a state pension. Also related is in Germany the pensioner, a retired civil servant who does not receive pension, but a pension. A similar meaning as " reindeer ", the term " privateer ".

In medieval France until the Revolution ( ancien régime ), was among the reindeer - bourgeoisie to small upper class that was mainly beneficiaries of the work of the peasant population. The reindeer belonged to the wealthy and more conservative part of the very heterogeneous third estate and included, for example, bankers, landlords and Miethausbesitzer.

Thereafter, the term of Vilfredo Pareto was for sociology scientifically related (see residuum ).

In the literature and in the theater, the term was used late 19th to the early 20th century to characterize: Gerhart Hauptmann does in his drama The Beaver fur reindeer Kruger occur Frank Wedekind in 1891 published his satire Spring Awakening the reindeer boots, Johann Strauss in his 1874 operetta Die Fledermaus premiered the reindeer Eisenstein, Ludwig Thoma in his satirical comedy morality reindeer Beermann.