Feus

/fjuːz/ noun

Definition

Plural of feu; multiple feudal land tenures in Scotland where property is held for an annual rent payment.

Etymology

Plural of Scottish 'feu,' from Old French 'fief.' The plural form appears consistently in Scottish legal and property documents from the medieval period onward.

Kelly Says

Scottish legal documents are full of 'feus' and 'feuing'—it's a whole vocabulary that barely exists in English law, showing how Scottish property law went its own unique direction after 1707.

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