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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fief /fiːf/

▶noun

1 historical another term for fee (sense 2 of the noun).

2 a person's sphere of operation or control.

– derivatives
fiefdom noun.

– origin C17: from Fr. (see fee).

'fief' also found in these Oxford entries:

enfeoff - fee - feoffment - infeudation

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