FIEF

fief, feoff

(noun) a piece of land held under the feudal system

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• manor

• seigniory

Anagrams

• 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



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