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Feud Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Feud? [n] a bitter quarrel between two parties [v] carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Feud: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Feud: acrimony \| adverse possession \| alodium \| altercate \| altercation \| animosity \| animus \| antagonism \| argument \| avengement \| bad blood \| battle \| bicker \| bickering \| bitter feeling \| bitterness \| blood feud \| box \| brawl \| broil \| burgage \| claim \| clash \| close \| collide \| colony \| combat \| come to blows \| conflict \| contend \| contention \| contest \| controversy \| copyhold \| cut and thrust \| de facto \| de jure \| dependency \| derivative title \| differ \| disagree \| disagreement \| discord \| dispute \| dissension \| donnybrook \| donnybrook fair \| duel \| embroilment \| enmity \| equitable estate \| estate at sufferance \| estate for life \| estate for years \| estate in expectancy \| estate in fee \| estate in possession \| estate tail \| estrangement \| exchange blows \| fall out \| falling-out \| fee \| fee fief \| fee position \| fee simple \| fee simple absolute \| fee simple conditional \| fee simple defeasible \| fee simple determinable \| fee tail \| fence \| feod \| feodum \| feudal estate \| fief \| fiefdom \| fight \| fight a duel \| flite \| fliting \| fracas \| frankalmoign \| free socage \| freehold \| fuss \| gavelkind \| getting even \| give and take \| give satisfaction \| grapple \| grapple with \| grudge \| hard feelings \| hatred \| have words \| having title to \| hold \| holding \| hostility \| ill blood \| ill feeling \| ill will \| imbroglio \| join issue \| jostle \| joust \| knight service \| lay fee \| lease \| leasehold \| legal claim \| legal estate \| legal possession \| logomachy \| mandate \| mix it up \| occupancy \| occupation \| open quarrel \| original title \| owning \| paramount estate \| particular estate \| polemic \| possessing \| possession \| preoccupancy \| preoccupation \| prepossession \| prescription \| property \| property rights \| proprietary rights \| quarrel \| rancor \| rassle \| remainder \| reprisal \| retaliation \| revanche \| revanchism \| revenge \| reversion \| riot \| rivalry \| row \| run a tilt \| run-in \| scramble \| scuffle \| seisin \| set to \| sharp words \| skirmish \| slanging match \| snarl \| socage \| soreness \| sourness \| spar \| spat \| squabble \| squatting \| strife \| strive \| struggle \| sublease \| sweet revenge \| tenancy \| tenantry \| tenure \| tenure in chivalry \| thrust and parry \| tiff \| tilt \| title \| tourney \| tussle \| underlease \| undertenancy \| usucapion \| vendetta \| vengeance \| venom \| vested estate \| villein socage \| villeinhold \| villenage \| virulence \| vitriol \| wage war \| war \| words \| wrangle \| wrestle See Also \| battle \| blood feud \| conflict \| fight \| struggle \| struggle \| vendetta Feud In Webster's Dictionary \Feud\, n. [OE. feide, AS. f?h?, fr. f[=a]h hostile; akin to OHG. f?hida, G. fehde, Sw. fejd, D. feide; prob. akin to E. fiend. See Foe.] 1. A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race. 2. A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed. Mutual feuds and battles betwixt their several tribes and kindreds. --Purchas. Syn: Affray; fray; broil; contest; dispute; strife. \Feud\, n. [LL. feudum, feodum prob. of same origin as E. fief. See {Fief}, {Fee}.] (Law) A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service; the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thing of his lord, to use the same and take the profists thereof hereditarily, rendering to his superior such duties and services as belong to military tenure, etc., the property of the soil always remaining in the lord or superior; a fief; a fee.

Feud Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Feud?

[n] a bitter quarrel between two parties
[v] carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Feud:

Feud In Webster's Dictionary

\Feud\, n. [OE. feide, AS. f?h?, fr. f[=a]h hostile; akin
to OHG. f?hida, G. fehde, Sw. fejd, D. feide; prob. akin to
E. fiend. See Foe.]
1. A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts,
   done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and
   all his race.

2. A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife
   between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred;
   contention satisfied only by bloodshed.

         Mutual feuds and battles betwixt their several
         tribes and kindreds.                  --Purchas.

Syn: Affray; fray; broil; contest; dispute; strife.


\Feud\, n. [LL. feudum, feodum prob. of same origin as E.
fief. See {Fief}, {Fee}.] (Law)
A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service;
the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other
immovable thing of his lord, to use the same and take the
profists thereof hereditarily, rendering to his superior such
duties and services as belong to military tenure, etc., the
property of the soil always remaining in the lord or
superior; a fief; a fee.

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