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FIEF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fief mean?
• FIEF (noun)
The noun FIEF has 1 sense:
1. a piece of land held under the feudal system
Familiarity information: FIEF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A piece of land held under the feudal system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
feoff; fief
Hypernyms ("fief" is a kind of...):
acres; demesne; estate; land; landed estate (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use)
Derivation:
fiefdom (the domain controlled by a feudal lord)
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