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Fief
01
a feudal estate or land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and military service
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
fiefs
Examples
The king bestowed a vast fief upon his loyal knight as a reward for his bravery in battle.
Lexical Tree
fiefdom
fief
