English Explanatory Dictionary

feu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Land held in feudal tenure.
verb
  1. To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.
noun
  1. Initialism of forty-foot equivalent unit.
name
  1. Initialism of Far Eastern University.

Pronunciation

/fjuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feu.wav

Word forms

feu feus feuing feued

Etymology

From Middle English feu, from Middle French fé (“fief”), fié, fief, fieu, from Latin feodum.

Related words

feu de joie grand feu pot au feu

Derived words

subfeu feuage feuar feu duty unfeued
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