Proper noun
Schultheiss (plural Schultheisses)
A surname from German.
In 1344 Solothurn acquired the right to appoint their own Schultheiss from the Count of Buchegg, which was confirmed by Emperor Charles IV in 1360. Source: Internet
Shortly after the acquisition of the right to the Schultheiss office in 1344, the city came into possession of the vogt right over the Monastery by granting citizenship rights to the former vogt (bailiff), Burkhard Senn the Elder. Source: Internet
In 1251 the city defeated claims made by the Monastery on the right to appoint the Schultheiss. Source: Internet