fiar
1 of 2noun (1)
fi·ar
ˈfēər
plural -s
Scots law
: one in whom the fee simple of an estate is vested subject to a liferent
fiar
2 of 2noun (2)
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plural -s
1
Scottish : price, standard
2
fiars also fiars prices plural : prices of grain in Scotland fixed for the year by law
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English (Scots dialect) fiar, fear, from fe fee + -ar -er
Noun (2)
Middle English feor, from Old French fuer, feor market price, price, from Latin forum market