feu

n. 永久租借, 封地

发音

其它 /fjuː/

词形变化

feus 复数 feus feued feuing feus 三单 feuing 现在分词 feued 过去式 feued 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Land held in feudal tenure.

    历史 法律 苏格兰
v.
  1. 1.

    To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.

    及物 苏格兰 法律

    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 […] .

    1841, Alexander Dunlop, J. M. Bell, John Murray, James Donaldson (reporters), Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Volume 3, 2nd Series, page 620, The prohibition of feuing beyond a certain extent was clearly implied; […] .

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词源

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

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