feu

feu
feu [fyo͞o]
n.
Scot for FEEScot. Law
1. Historical a right to hold land for which the holder must pay in grain or money rather than in military service
2. a right to use land in perpetuity for a fixed annual payment
3. the land so held or used
vt.
to grant (land) on feu

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