fief, feoff
(noun) a piece of land held under the feudal system
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fief (countable and uncountable, plural fiefs)
An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
Something over which one has rights or exercises control.
(metaphor) An area of dominion, especially in a corporate or governmental bureaucracy.
• manor
• seigniory
• Fife, fife
Source: Wiktionary
Fief, n. Etym: [F. fief; of German origin, and the same word as E. fee. See Fee, and cf. Feud, a tief.] (Law)
Definition: An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
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