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feu

British  
/ fjuː /

noun

  1. legal history

    1. a feudal tenure of land for which rent was paid in money or grain instead of by the performance of military service

    2. the land so held

  2. Scots law a right to the use of land in return for a fixed annual payment ( feu duty )

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Etymology

Origin of feu

C15: from Old French; see fee

Example Sentences

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FEU, in Scotland, the commonest mode of land tenure.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

FEU, FEW, s. a possession held on payment of a certain yearly rent, the same as a chief-rent in England.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander

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