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- noun Plural form of
fief .
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Examples
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The barons were supposed to hold these tracts, called fiefs, as _tenants_ of the king, and in return they were expected to make an acknowledgment to the king in the shape of some
The Coming of the Friars Augustus Jessopp 1868
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Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.
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Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.
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Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.
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Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.
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Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.
Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2010
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Endless gerrymandering has resulted in the creation of political "fiefs", where getting "elected" is essentially an appointment for life.
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He promised a reunion of the Eastern Orthodox Church and to give Byzantine lands ( "fiefs") to victorious knights from feudal Western Europe.
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He promised a reunion of the Eastern Orthodox Church and to give Byzantine lands ( "fiefs") to victorious knights from the feudal west.
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He promised a reunion of the Eastern Orthodox Church and to give Byzantine lands ( "fiefs") to victorious knights from the feudal west.
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