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Fief

Fief Meaning & Definition
Fief Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fief?

[n] a piece of land held under the feudal system

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fief: feoff

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fief: copyhold | equitable estate | estate at sufferance | estate for life | estate for years | estate in expectancy | estate in fee | estate in possession | estate tail | fee | fee simple | fee tail | feod | feodum | feud | feudal estate | lease | leasehold | legal estate | paramount estate | particular estate | remainder | reversion | vested estate

See Also | acres | demesne | estate | land | landed estate

Fief In Webster's Dictionary

\Fief\, n. [F. fief; of German origin, and the same word as E. fee. See {Fee}, and cf. {Feud}, a tief.] (Law) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under {Benefice}, n., 2.

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