knight's fee

noun

Definitions

  1. A kind of land tenure requiring military service to the land's chief lord as an…

    A kind of land tenure requiring military service to the land's chief lord as an obligation to maintain possession.

  2. The specific amount of land giving rise to such requirements generally, being sometimes a…

    The specific amount of land giving rise to such requirements generally, being sometimes a hide or less and sometimes six or more hides.

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