FIEF

fief. Fief, n. a fee, manor, tenure, dependance, homage

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Fief (?), n. [[F. fief; of German origin, and the same word as E. fee. See Fee, and cf. Feud, a tief.]] (Law) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2.