knight's fee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of land tenure requiring military service to the land's chief lord as an obligation to maintain possession.
  2. The specific amount of land giving rise to such requirements generally, being sometimes a hide or less and sometimes six or more hides.

Word forms

knight's fee knights' fees

Translations

Polish: opłata rycerska Spanish: caballería
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