Feu
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Scotch law. A holding or tenure where the vassal in place of military service makes his return in grain or money. Distinguished from "wardholding," which is the military tenure of the country. Bell, Diet.; Ersk. Inst. lib. 2, tit. 3, § 7,
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Scotch Law. A holding or tenure where the vassal in place of military service makes his return in grain or money. Distinguished from wardholding, which Is the military tenure of the country. Bell, Diet; Erskine, Inst lib. ii. tit 3, § 7.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Scotch law. A holding or tenure where the vassal, in place of military servIce, makes his return in grain or money. Distinguished from "wardholding," which is the mllitary tenure of the country. Bell.
— Feu annuals. The reddendo, or annual return from the vassal to a superior in a feu holding.
—-Feu holding. A holding by tenure of rendering grain or money in place of military service. Bell.
— Feuar. The tenant of a feu; 1 feu-vassal. Bell.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
fleu, flew, fewe, I fr. Fire; a fire-place or hearth.
In old French and Canadian law. Feu et lieu: hearth and home.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Feud.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
fr. A hearth, fireplace. Feu, few, sc.: a fee.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Fieu, Fiew, L. Fr. Fire; a fireplace, or hearth. L, Fr, Diet, Kelham,