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Webster 1913 Edition


Fief

Fief

,
Noun.
[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
,
Noun.
, 2.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fief

FIEF

,
Noun.
[See Fee, Feoff and Feud.]
A fee; a feud; an estate held of a superior on condition of military service.