- A
fief (/fiːf/; Latin: feudum) was a
central element in
medieval contracts based on
feudal law. It
consisted of a form of
property holding or
other rights...
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holding of
Viborg into an
independent feudal fief, the
start of a
veritable margraviate. The
position of the
fiefed chatelain was "to
defend the
castle and...
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Middle Ages, an
ecclesiastical fief, held from the
Catholic Church,
followed all the laws laid down for
temporal fiefs. The suzerain, e.g. bishop, abbot...
- corps.
Provincial soldiers,
which were
fiefed (Turkish Tımarlı), the most
important being Timarli Sipahi (lit. "
fiefed cavalry") and
their retainers (called...
- "feudal society".
Although it is
derived from the
Latin word
feodum or
feudum (
fief),
which was used
during the
Medieval period, the term
feudalism and the system...
- Le
Fief-Sauvin (French pronunciation: [lə fjɛf sovɛ̃] ) is a
former commune in the Maine-et-Loire
department in
western France. The
river Èvre
forms all...
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Kingdom of
Poland Grand
Duchy of
Lithuania Duchy of
Livonia Duchy of Prussia,
Polish fief Duchy of
Courland and Semigallia,
Commonwealth fief...
- The
Sierra Du
Fief (64°52′S 63°28′W / 64.867°S 63.467°W / -64.867; -63.467) is a
mountain range 4
nautical miles (7 km) long with
numerous sharp peaks...
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Tamora Pierce (born
December 13, 1954) is an
American writer of
fantasy fiction for teenagers,
known best for
stories featuring young heroines. She made...
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register of 1241. In the case of the nobility, the
enfeoffment with an
imperial fief and high
aristocratic lineage was
regarded as
decisive criteria for immediacy...
