"feu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fjuː/ Forms: feus [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Anglo-Norman fieu (“fief”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|fieu||fief}} Anglo-Norman fieu (“fief”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} feu (plural feus)
  1. (Scots law, property law, historical) Land held in feudal tenure. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Property law, Scots law Derived forms: feuar, feu duty
    Sense id: en-feu-en-noun-mFQV3P~P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Topics: law, property

Verb

IPA: /fjuː/ Forms: feus [present, singular, third-person], feuing [participle, present], feued [participle, past], feued [past]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Anglo-Norman fieu (“fief”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|fieu||fief}} Anglo-Norman fieu (“fief”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} feu (third-person singular simple present feus, present participle feuing, simple past and past participle feued)
  1. (Scots law, transitive) To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Scots law Related terms: feu de joie, grand feu, pot au feu
    Sense id: en-feu-en-verb-7WljkrX2

Inflected forms

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