About The Word Fief
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Fief
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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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