Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Land held in feudal tenure.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.
From Middle English feu, from Middle French fé (“fief”), fié, fief, fieu, from Latin feodum.
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