Fief
[fiːf] or [fif]
Definition
(n.) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fee, feud.
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Definition
n. land held of a superior in fee or on condition of military service: a feud.
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Examples
- The faithful performance of all the duties he had assumed in homage constituted the vassal's right and title to his fief. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the canton of Berne it is so high as a sixth part of the price of all noble fiefs, and a tenth part of that of all ignoble ones. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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