What's the difference between fief and infeudation?

Fief


Definition:

  • (n.) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart Tootal has sent his men into remote valleys in north Helmand, previously the undisputed fief of drug dealers and the Taliban.
  • (2) In Sri Lanka, the son of the president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, himself the son of a prominent politician, has won a seat in the family fief of Hambantota and significant numbers of family members fill posts across the country's administration.

Infeudation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of putting one in possession of an estate in fee.
  • (n.) The granting of tithes to laymen.

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