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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fief \Fief\, n. [F. fief; of German origin, and the same word as
E. fee. See {Fee}, and cf {Feud}, a tief.] (Law)
An estate held of a superior on condition of military
service; a fee; a feud. See under {Benefice}, n., 2.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
fief
n : a piece of land held under the feudal system [syn: {feoff}]
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