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Showing words for FIEF using the English dictionary
4 Letter Words for Fief
feif, fief, fife
3 Letter Words for Fief
eff, fei, fie, ife, iff
Definitions for Fief
[1] a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
[2] a territory held in fee.
[3] fiefdom.
[4] (in feudal Europe) the property or fee granted to a vassal for his maintenance by his lord in return for service
Words nearby Fief
fiduciary bond, fiduciary issue, fidus achates, fie, fiedler, fief, fiefdom, field, field ambulance, field army, field artillery
Origin of Fief
1605–15; < French, variant of Old French fieu, fie, cognate with Anglo-French fe fee < Germanic; compare Old High German fihu, Old English feoh cattle, property; akin to Latin pecū flock of sheep, pecus cattle, pecūnia wealth
Word origin for Fief
C17: from Old French fie , of Germanic origin; compare Old English fēo cattle, money, Latin pecus cattle, pecūnia money, Greek pokos fleece