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fief Definition

fief (fēf)

noun

under feudalism, heritable land held from a lord in return for service

Etymology: Fr: see fee

fief Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grow: They had been worried by the prospect of more Kindred entering the growing fief.
  • hold: The Counts family originated from Westphalia, where they held fiefs of the archbishop.
  • call: The sections of land given to the loyal Norman vassals was called a fief.
  • receive: The relationship might be personal or, if the vassal received a fief, tenurial.
  • leave: However, on his sire's ' suggestion ' Prince Richard left the fief for exile in France.
  • grant: Fief Middle Ages era, period, life, age and times Fief Definition The Medieval Fief - Feudalism Who granted the Fief?

Adjective modifier

  • feudal: On the other hand, he carefully avoided creating territorially based feudal fiefs, then fashionable in most of Europe.
  • large: The largest fief of a lay tenant-in-chief in Middlesex is that of Walter of St. Valery ( fn.
  • private: As is well known Gerry Healy ran the WRP as his private fief.