Fief

/fˈiːf/

/ˈfif/

[noun]

Fief

[NOUN]

a piece of land held under the feudal system

synonyms : feoff

Examples

1. A fief, you will easily remember that.

2. Fiefs in Normandy were owned primarily by armed Knights, and maintained through the sword.

3. He was given two ceremonial katanas, eighty loyal servants, and his own fief: a plot of land in the Miura Peninsula, said to encompass 100 farms.

4. But as kingdoms started to exert their control over the medieval patchwork of fiefs and baronies, every European country brought its homicide rate down.