ˈfāmə noun
( plural fehmen or fehmes )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: German feme, from Middle High German (Westphalian dialect) vēme; akin to Old Frisian fēma to outlaw, Middle Dutch veme secret tribunal
1. : a late medieval German secret tribunal
2. : a unit of a secret Nazi organization intent upon seeking out and executing those considered enemies of National Socialism