Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Scots law: A free and gratuitous right to lands granted to one for service to be performed by him according to the proper tenure thereof; specifically, a right to the use and enjoyment of lands, houses, or other heritable subjects of perpetuity, in consideration of agricultural services or an annual payment in grain or money, called
feu-duty , and certain other contingent burdens. - noun The land or piece of ground so held; a fief.
- To make a feu of; vest in one who pays the annual feu-duty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Scots Law) A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place of military services, makes a return in grain or in money.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Land held in feudal tenure.
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Examples
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No: of course o-Umlaut is pronounced like "eu" in the French word "feu" - there's nothing exactly like it in English.
A Boehner for Science? Think Again Nick Anthis 2006
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I leave these marvels to fictional characters as they are not necessary; even the most basic pot-au-feu is both the epitome of simplicity at its finest and a deeply satisfying comfort food.
The Pi Gail Monaghan 2010
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As a result of this, many believe the word is derived from the French word feu (meaning fire).
blogTO 2009
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This might have been called a feu de joie, perhaps, but certainly not un feu d'artifice; for nothing could show less art than burning a banker's notes in order to destroy his credit.
Tales and Novels — Volume 04 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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Ms Osler eventually tracked one down in Dieppe, where it was sold under the unpoetic name feu carmeliser.
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A private interment was to include a gun salute known as a feu de joie, performed by a firing party with the 1st Field Artillery Regiment based in Halifax.
CTV News RSS Feed 2010
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And in French they are called feu d’artifice, I say, in my best educator’s voice.
firestarter 2005
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And in French they are called feu d’artifice, I say, in my best educator’s voice.
busy 2005
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And further to this the Heritable Jurisdictions Act (Scotland) 1746 stripped the Laird or clan chief of his right to do anything other than receive a 'feu'.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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And further to this the Heritable Jurisdictions Act (Scotland) 1746 stripped the Laird or clan chief of his right to do anything other than receive a 'feu'.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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