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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fief (fēf ),USA pronunciation n. - World Historya fee or feud held of a feudal lord;
a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations. - World Historya territory held in fee.
- World Historyfiefdom.
- Gmc; compare Old High German fihu, Old English feoh cattle, property; akin to Latin pecū flock of sheep, pecus cattle, pecūnia wealth
- French, variant of Old French fieu, fie, cognate with Anglo-French fe fee
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fief, feoff /fiːf/ n - (in feudal Europe) the property or fee granted to a vassal for his maintenance by his lord in return for service
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French fie, of Germanic origin; compare Old English fēo cattle, money, Latin pecus cattle, pecūnia money, Greek pokos fleece |