- feu Scots Law
- feu Scots Law [fju:]noun a perpetual lease at a fixed rent.↘a piece of land held by such a lease.verb (feus, feuing, feued) grant (land) on such a lease.OriginC15: from OFr. (see fee).
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feu charter — noun Scots law : the charter securing a feu … Useful english dictionary
feu-duty — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Scots law : the annual rent paid by the tenant of a feu … Useful english dictionary
tinsel of the feu — Scots law : forfeiture of the feu right for failure to pay feu duty for two entire years … Useful english dictionary
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Feuar — Feu ar (f[=u] [ e]r), n. [From Feu.] (Scots Law) One who holds a feu. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unfeued — |ən+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + feued, past participle of feu Scots law : not in feu : free or freed from feu duties … Useful english dictionary
History of Scotland — The history of Scotland begins around 10,000 years ago, when humans first began to inhabit Scotland after the end of the Devensian glaciation, the last ice age. Of the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age civilization that existed in the country,… … Wikipedia
