feu
/ (fjuː) /
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noun
Scot legal history
- a feudal tenure of land for which rent was paid in money or grain instead of by the performance of military service
- the land so held
Scots law a right to the use of land in return for a fixed annual payment (feu duty)
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Word Origin for feu
C15: from Old French; see fee
Words nearby feu
fettling, fettuccine, fettuccine Alfredo, fettucine, fetus, feu, feuar, Feuchtwanger, feud, feudal, feudalism
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