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feud (fyo̵̅o̅d)

noun

  1. a bitter, protracted, and violent quarrel, esp. between clans or families, often characterized by killings and counterkillings
  2. any dispute or rivalry, esp. when bitter or protracted

Etymology: ME fede < OFr faide < Frank *faida, akin to OHG fehida, enmity, revenge < IE base *peik-, hostile > foe, Lith pìktas, angry

intransitive verb

to carry on a feud; quarrel
feud2 definition

feud (fyo̵̅o̅d)

noun

land held from a feudal lord in return for service; fief

Etymology: ME < ML feodum < Frank *fehu- (akin to OHG feho, cattle, property: see fee) + *od, *ot, wealth, akin to OE ead

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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