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feuing

feuing is the present participle and gerund of feu.

Meaning of feu

Verb

feu (third-person singular simple present feus, present participle feuing, simple past and past participle feued)

  1. (transitive, Scots law) To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.
    • The Village of OLD KEITH is of ancient date, having been partly feued by the predecessors of the Family of Forbes, and partly feued by the Ministers, and stands upon the glebe: this Village is greatly on the decline, and almost a ruin.—About the year 1750, the late Lord FINDLATER divided a barren...1813, "Keith", Entry in Nicholas Carlisle, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Volume II, unnumbered page

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What is feuing the present participle and gerund of?
Feuing is the present participle and gerund of feu.

Words near feuing in the dictionary

  1. feuilletonistic
  2. feuilletonists
  3. feuilletons
  4. feuilleté
  5. feuilletés
  6. feuing
  7. Feulgen
  8. Feulgen reaction
  9. Feulgen stain
  10. Feulgen stains
  11. Feulner

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