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noun
A fief held by an intermediary or subtenant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Scots law
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Synonyms: subfief
Antonyms: none provided
History
From French arrière-fief. See rear (“hinder”), and fief.
