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feu definition

feu (fyo̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. Historical a right to hold land for which the holder must pay in grain or money rather than in military service
  2. a right to use land in perpetuity for a fixed annual payment
  3. the land so held or used

Etymology: Scot for fee

transitive verb

to grant (land) on feu

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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