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

  • 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

  • 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

  • As a result of this, many believe the word is derived from the French word feu (meaning fire).

    blogTO 2009

  • 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

  • Ms Osler eventually tracked one down in Dieppe, where it was sold under the unpoetic name feu carmeliser.

    New Zealand Herald - Top Stories 2010

  • 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

  • And in French they are called feu d’artifice, I say, in my best educator’s voice.

    firestarter 2005

  • And in French they are called feu d’artifice, I say, in my best educator’s voice.

    busy 2005

  • 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

  • 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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