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Fiefs are similar to lords. They preside of fiefdoms. They are from medieval times and were central to feudalism.
A fief was a parcel of land held by a serf. It was given to him by his overlord, and the serf was required to work it and give him a share of his crops every year.
A fiefdom is the estate controlled by a feudal lord or fief, or, by extension, any organization in the control of a single, dominant individual.
a fief is a grant of land given in the Middle Ages to peasants for a promise to serve in the military in return
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What would the vassals give to the the lord in exchange for land?
fief or feoff
Difference between vassal in medieval ages and fief?
A vassal was a person, and a fief was land. A vassal swore allegiance and support to a king, and the king gave the vassal fief to live on.
Is a fief is the troops of knights granted to the vassal?
It is true that a fief is the troops of knight that was granted to the vassal.
How do you use fief in a sentence?
(A fief, or land held in trust, was given to a lower vassal or serf in the feudal system. The word fee developed from the share, tribute, or rent paid to the lord, hence landlord)"The son inherited his father's fief, and had many serfs who farmed the land.""Under feudalism, a noble could not sell his fief to another."
How was a fief ruled and protected?
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What would the vassals give to the the lord in exchange for land?
fief or feoff
A piece of land given to vassal by a lord?
A fief.
Can land be given by the church as a fief?
no it can not fore a fief is the way that a vassel makes money
What word means the custom of giving the fief to the eldest surviving son of a vassal?
Surviving fief
Difference between vassal in medieval ages and fief?
A vassal was a person, and a fief was land. A vassal swore allegiance and support to a king, and the king gave the vassal fief to live on.
How does a vassal get his fief?
Vassals agree to fight for the lord, and after an agreement is made the vassal is given a fief in the agreement.
What words rhyme with F and deal with the word fief?
Fief is not a word in English. Perhaps you mean "fife"?
Is a fief is the troops of knights granted to the vassal?
It is true that a fief is the troops of knight that was granted to the vassal.
How do you put fief in a sentence?
The word fief is descended from the old Anglo-French meaning fee or something that is owed. All who lived in a fiefdom owed duty to the fief holder in the form of taxes and service. There are now two sentences above, each using the word fief.
Is a fief a noble?
yes i think it
What is an inheritable feudal landholding?
fief
The land a feudal lord turned over to a vassal was called a fief guild?
No, it was just a fief. A guild was an organization of tradesmen or craftsmen.
