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

"When we prep our vegetables for our beef pot au feu, we keep all the trimmings," explains co-owner Agathe Fondeville.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022

It still strikes me as a handy metaphor for the poetic succession, especially because, in the feu de joie, nobody got hurt.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2020

Pot au feu mingles tender beef, softer tongue and tendon with the mouthfeel of warm gummy bears in a clove-scented but over-salted oxtail broth.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2016

The supplies taken on the victorious Everest ascent of 1953 "included mortars and bombs so that a feu de joie could be fired off when conquest was assured".

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2013

“Here, here,” said Cook, “your duties ain’t done, feu must clear it. ”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo