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Definition of: feu
(fy
) noun
1. Tenure of lands based on agricultural service, or rent in grain or money: distinguished from ward–holding, the military tenure of the country; also, a perpetual lease at a stipulated rent.
2. The ground so held.
3. A piece of land held in fee.
—v.t. In Scots law, to grant (land) upon feu. [<OF, var. of fé. See FEE.]
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