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(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."
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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 was a fief ruled and protected?
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A vassal was given the rights to control the fief and to have ownership of it?
This is called an investiture. Investitures were common in the 11th and 12th centuries. The land the vassal was given is called a fief.
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.
The Use of the word bound to?
Serfs were bound to the fief and their lord.
What would the vassals give to the the lord in exchange for land?
fief or feoff
What was the difference between a royal domain and a fief?
they wasent use ful
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.
Which of these pieces of land is an example of a fief?
Land that someone other than the owner is allowed to use in exchange for taxes
