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Fief logo #10101) Acres 2) Demesne 3) Estate 4) Estate of a feudal lord 5) Feoff 6) Feudal domain 7) Feudal estate 8) Feudal holding 9) Feudal inherited land 10) Feudal land 11) Feudal land grant 12) Feudal property 13) Feudal state 14) Feudal territory 15) Fiefdom 16) French word used in English 17) Land 18) Land held in fee
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Fief logo #10101) Feoff
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Fief logo #21000 A fee or fief (Latin: feudum) was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable property or rights granted by an overlord to a vassal (or, specifically, a feoffee) who held it in fealty (or `in fee`) in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the personal ceremonies of homage and fealty. The fees were o.....
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Fief logo #21002• (n.) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2.
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fief logo #21003in European feudal society, a vassal`s source of income, held from his lord in exchange for services. The fief constituted the central institution ... [11 related articles]
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Fief logo #21462A division of land given in a benefice by a lord to his vassal.
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fief logo #20688Estate of lands granted to a vassal by a lord after the former had sworn homage, or fealty, promising to serve the l...
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Fief logo #20972Fief noun [ French fief ; of German origin, and the same word as English fee . See Fee , and confer Feud , a tief.] (Law) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice , noun , 2.
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Fief logo #20653a MANOR or Manors granted to a VASSAL by his LORD by means of ENFEOFFMENT to be held in return for FEUDAL SERVICE.
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fief logo #20400[n] - a piece of land held under the feudal system
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Fief logo #24074A territorial obligation given to the Great Houses that describes their control and governance of a planet.
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fief logo #20974feoff noun a piece of land held under the feudal system
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fief logo #21199a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations. · a territory held in fee. · fiefdom.
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