Fief

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See fee.
  • n. A fiefdom.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An estate held of a superior on condition of military service.
  • n. Something over which one has rights or exercises control.
  • n. An area of dominion, especially in a corporate or governmental bureaucracy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under benefice, n., 2.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A fee; a feud; an estate held of a superior on condition of military or other service. See feud.
  • n. In French-Canadian law, immovable property held under a feudal tenure, to which is attached a privilege of nobility, subject to fealty and homage and to certain services to the seignior. Also feoff.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a piece of land held under the feudal system
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    demesne    land    landed estate    acres    estate   
    Variant
    benefice   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fee    manor   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Leif    aperitif    bas-relief    beef    belief    brief    chief    debrief    disbelief    grief   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vassal    primacy    earldom    vassalage    barony    immunities    prerogative    overlord    dominion    chamberlain