fief
fief
(fēf)[French, from Old French feu, fief; see fee.]
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fief
(fiːf) orfeoff
n
(Historical Terms) (in feudal Europe) the property or fee granted to a vassal for his maintenance by his lord in return for service
[C17: from Old French fie, of Germanic origin; compare Old English fēo cattle, money, Latin pecus cattle, pecūnia money, Greek pokos fleece]
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fief
(fif)n.
1. a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
2. a territory held in fee.
[1605–15; < French, variant of Old French fieu, fie, c. Anglo-French fe fee< Germanic]
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fief
Feudal System, heritable land in return for service as a vassal. The right to hold. Also called feoff, feud.
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