Definition of feud

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Feud (n.) A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed..

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Feudalist :: Feudalist (n.) An upholder of feudalism.
Subingression :: Subinfeudation (n.) Subordinate tenancy; undertenancy.
Feudary :: Feudary (n.) A feodary. See Feodary.
Relief :: Relief (n.) A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant..
Feudalize :: Feudalize (v. t.) To reduce toa feudal tenure; to conform to feudalism.
Feod :: Feod (n.) A feud. See 2d Feud.
Extinct :: Extinct (a.) Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law..
Vassalage :: Vassalage (n.) The state of being a vassal, or feudatory..
Feodatory :: Feodatory (n.) See Feudatory.
Feudist :: Feudist (n.) A writer on feuds; a person versed in feudal law.
Infeodation :: Infeodation (n.) See Infeudation.
Feudary :: Feudary (n.) A tenant who holds his lands by feudal service; a feudatory.
Coshering :: Coshering (n.) A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenant's house.
Baron :: Baron (n.) A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount..
Master :: Master (n.) A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The direct
Defeudalize :: Defeudalize (v. t.) To deprive of the feudal character or form.
Livery :: Livery (n.) The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to their retainers and serving as a badge when in military service.
Daimio :: Daimio (n.) The title of the feudal nobles of Japan.
Adscript :: Adscript (n.) One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate; a feudal serf.
Zamindar :: Zamindar (n.) A landowner; also, a collector of land revenue; now, usually, a kind of feudatory recognized as an actual proprietor so long as he pays to the government a certain fixed revenue..
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