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To enfeoff; to bestow a fee. The bestower was called “fcoffator,” and the grantee or feoffee, “feoffat us Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

The lessee of a fee-farm Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This word (meaning a feud or fee) is the one most commonly used by the older English law-writers, though its equlva-lent, “feud […]

In feudal law. The grantee of a feod, feud, or fee; the vassal or tenant who held his estate by feudal service. […]

In old English law. Fee-farm, (q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An oflicer of the court of wards, appointed by the master of that court, under 32 Hen. VIII. c. 20, whose business […]

See Feudal Srs-TEM Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Fidelity or fealty. Cow-ell. See Fealty Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The same as feud or fief Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Belonging to a fpe or feud; feudal. More commonly used by the old writers than feudal Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In Saxon law. A tax or imposition, exacted for the repelling of en-emies Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A champion, hero, giant This word, in the plural, is generally used to signify invaders or foreign spoilers. The modern meaning of […]

In forest law. The fawn-lng of deer; the fawning season. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Usury; the gain of in-terest; the practice of increasing money by lending Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. A woman. In the phrase “baron et feme” (q. v.) the word has the sense of “wife.” Source: Black’s Law […]

The killing of a woman. Wharton Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English law. Thjs term meant originally the state of having forfeited lands and goods to the crown upon convic-tion for certain […]

The sex which conceives and gives birth to young. Also a member of snch sex. The term is generic, but may have […]

Malignant; maliciouB; done with lntent to commit a crime; having the grade or quality of a felony. People v. Moore, 37 Hun […]

with a felonious In-tent; with the Intention of committing a crime. An indispensable word in modern indictments for felony, ns fclonicc was […]

Felony. The act or offense by which a vassal forfeited hls fee. Spel-man; Calvln. Per feloniam, with a criminal Intention. Co. Lltt. […]

Feloniously. Anciently an indispensable word in indictments for felony, and classed by Lord Coke among those voces artts (words of art) which […]

A felon of himself; a suicide or murderer of himself, one who deliberately and intentionally puts an end to Source: Black’s Law […]

one who has committed felony; one convicted of felony Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)