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[fiː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services
(e.g: they were faced with legal fees of £3000)
- an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service
Phrases:
- hold something in fee
Origin
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Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French feu, fief, from medieval Latin feodum, feudum, ultimately of Germanic origin. Compare with feu, feud, and fief
[fiː], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make a payment to (someone) in return for services
Phrases:
- hold something in fee
Origin
:
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French feu, fief, from medieval Latin feodum, feudum, ultimately of Germanic origin. Compare with feu, feud, and fief
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