FEU

Noun

feu (plural feus)

(Scotland, legal) Land held in feudal tenure.

Verb

feu (third-person singular simple present feus, present participle feuing, simple past and past participle feued)

(Scotland, legal, transitive) To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.

Source: Wiktionary


Feu, n. Etym: [See 2d Feud, and Fee.] (Scots Law)

Definition: A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place of military services, makes a return in grain or in money. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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