Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fief"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fief \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fief
n : a piece of land held under the feudal system [syn: {feoff}]
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