Feu

//fjuː// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
Land held in feudal tenure. historical
2
Initialism of forty-foot equivalent unit. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Verb

1
To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure. transitive
"1813, "Keith", Entry in Nicholas Carlisle, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Volume II, unnumbered page, The Village of OLD KEITH is of ancient date, having been partly feued by the predecessors of the Family of Forbes, and partly feued by the Ministers, and stands upon the glebe: this Village is greatly on the decline, and almost a ruin.—About the year 1750, the late Lord FINDLATER divided a barren Muir, and feued it out in small lots […] ."

Proper Noun

1
Initialism of Far Eastern University. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

forty-foot equivalent unit

Example

"The Champ du Feu was covered in snow."

Etymology

From Middle English feu, from Middle French fé (“fief”), fié, fief, fieu, from Latin feodum.

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