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feu(2) (iou)



feu noun & verb. [fju:] L15. [Old French: see FEE noun2.]Scots Law.
A. noun.
Orig., a feudal tenure in which land is granted by one person to another in return for an annual payment in place of military service. Now, a perpetual lease for a fixed sum. L15.
in feu, upon feu (of tenured land) subject to certain payments or services.
b. A piece of land held in feu. L18.
Hist. = FEE noun2 1a. E17.
Comb.: feu duty the annual sum payable on a feudal tenure.
b. verb trans. Grant (land) on feu. L16.