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In European feudalism, a vassal's source of income, granted to him by his lord in exchange for his services. The fief usually consisted of land and the labor of peasants who were bound to cultivate it. The income it provided supported the vassal, who fought for his lord as a knight. Dignities, offices, and money rents were also given in fief.
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Fief (or fee). An estate held by feudal tenure from a lord—in the case of tenants-in-chief the obligation was knight service to the king. In the early Norman period, some 2, 500 knights were required. The archbishop of Canterbury was to provide 60, the abbot of Bury St Edmunds 40: Robert of Gloucester was to provide 100, the honour of Totnes some 75. The tenant-in-chief usually subcontracted to his own vassals. As the cost of maintaining horse and armour rose, the complement of the feudal levy declined, and the proportion of hired men increased.
In feudal England, the tenure of land or an estate subject to the feudal obligation of service and homage to the lord of the estate.
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Fief
Dansk (Danish)
n. - len, lensgård
Nederlands (Dutch)
land van een horige, eigendom, terrein
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιστ.) φέουδο, τιμάριο
Português (Portuguese)
n. - feudo (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - feudo, estado feudal
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förläning
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
封地, 采邑
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 封地, 采邑
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) إقطاعه , من ضمن ممتلكات الشخص
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אחוזה פיאודלית, שטח שליטה של אדם
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