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Meaning
Noun
●
In Law & Feudalism:
Land
held
of a
superior
,
particularly
on condition
of
homage
,
fealty
, and
personal service
, especially
military
service.
●
Synonym of
estate
: any
land
, when considered as a
region
over which the
owner
exercises
lordly
control.
●
A
territory
, a
domain
, an area over
which one
exercises
lordly
control,
particularly
with regard to
corporate
or
governmental
bureaucracies.
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Origin
fief
English
fief
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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Gendarme
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Peasant
Satrapy
Habitants
Landowner
Empire
Dictature
Daimyo
Polis
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Tribunes
Commune
Powerbase
Nobleman
Viceroyalty
Holdfast
Khanate
Return
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Serf
Malus
Property
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Serfs
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Free City
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Rhymes
Fief
Kief
Lief
Leaf
Beef
Reef
Queef
Sheaf
Brief
Motif
Thief
Chief
Grief
Relief
Belief
Massif
Debrief
Enfeoff
Shereef
In Chief
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