fief

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He agreed to make the decision on condition that the one whom he selected should hold Scotland as a fief from the English king.

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  1. noun See fee.
  2. noun A fiefdom.

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  1. French, from Old French feu, fief; see fee.

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  1. from French fief, Old French fief, fieu, fied, etc.: see fee, feud, feoff.
 

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