fief (redirected from Fiefs)

fief  (ff)

n.

1. See fee.

2. A fiefdom.

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[French, from Old French feu, fief; see fee.]

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fief [feef]

Noun

(in feudal Europe) land granted by a lord in return for military service [Old French fie]

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fief

Feudal System, heritable land in return for service as a vassal. The right to hold. Also called feoff, feud.

See also: Property and Ownership

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fief - a piece of land held under the feudal system feoff acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"