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fiefholding

fiefholding noun: the act or practice of holding fiefs.

Noun

fiefholding (countable and uncountable, plural fiefholdings)

  1. (uncountable) The act or practice of holding fiefs.
  2. (countable) A fief (that is held), a landholding.

Forms of fiefholding

pluralfiefholdings

Origin of fiefholding

From fief + holding.

Questions about fiefholding

What does fiefholding mean?
Fiefholding means the act or practice of holding fiefs.
What part of speech is fiefholding?
Fiefholding is a noun.
What is the plural of fiefholding?
The plural of fiefholding is fiefholdings.

Words near fiefholding in the dictionary

  1. fiefdom
  2. fiefdoms
  3. fiefhold
  4. fiefholder
  5. fiefholders
  6. fiefholding
  7. fiefholdings
  8. fiefholds
  9. fiefs
  10. Fiegel
  11. Fiegels

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