fief

As nouns the difference between nief and fief

is that nief is a serf or bondsman born into servitude or nief can be (chiefly|scotland|ireland|northern england) a fist while fief is an estate held of a superior on condition of military service.

As nouns the difference between lief and fief

is that lief is body while fief is an estate held of a superior on condition of military service.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and fief

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while fief is an estate held of a superior on condition of military service.

As nouns the difference between fief and bookland

is that fief is an estate held of a superior on condition of military service while bookland is (anglo-saxon) in anglo-saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and/or fines such was formerly held chiefly by the nobility, and denominated freeholders.

As nouns the difference between fief and infeudation

is that fief is an estate held of a superior on condition of military service while infeudation is the act, under the feudal system, of putting someone into possession of a fee or fief; enfeoffment.

As a noun fief

is an estate held of a superior on condition of military service.

As a proper noun chu is

or chu can be (historic) an ancient chinese viscounty and kingdom of the zhou dynasty (circa 1030–223 ) along the yangtze river.