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fief (a land given by a sovereign to a vassal in exchange for military services, especially in the Middle Ages)

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Meaning & usage

noun[ˈleˀn]
  1. fief (a land given by a sovereign to a vassal in exchange for military services, especially in the Middle Ages)

    historical · neuter
  2. entailed estate (a property given by the king to a person with specific rules of inheritance, in Denmark 1691-1919)

    historical · neuter
  3. county (a regional and administrative unit, in Denmark until 1662; also used with reference to the län of modern Sweden and Finland)

    historical · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German lēn, from Old Saxon lēhan, from Proto-West Germanic *laihn, from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan”), cognate with German Lehn (Swedish län is a loan from Low German). Doublet of lån.

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