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feu

(fjuː)

1. (Historical Terms) legal history

a. a feudal tenure of land for which rent was paid in money or grain instead of by the performance of military service

b. the land so held

2. (Law) Scots law a right to the use of land in return for a fixed annual payment (feu duty)

[C15: from Old French; see fee]

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