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rerefief

/ˈɹɪə(ɹ)fiːf/

rerefief noun: a fief held by an intermediary or subtenant.

Noun

rerefief (plural rerefiefs)

  1. (historical, Scots law) A fief held by an intermediary or subtenant
    • by these means the feodal polity was greatly extended; these inferior feudatories (who held what are called in the Scots law "rerefiefs") being under similar obligations of fealty1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    subfief

Synonyms of rerefief

  • subfief

Forms of rerefief

pluralrerefiefs

Origin of rerefief

From French arrière-fief. See rear (“hinder”), and fief.

Questions about rerefief

What does rerefief mean?
Rerefief means a fief held by an intermediary or subtenant.
What part of speech is rerefief?
Rerefief is a noun.
How do you pronounce rerefief?
Rerefief is pronounced /ˈɹɪə(ɹ)fiːf/.
What is the plural of rerefief?
The plural of rerefief is rerefiefs.

Words near rerefief in the dictionary

  1. rereferral
  2. rereferrals
  3. rereferred
  4. rereferring
  5. rerefers
  6. rerefief
  7. rerefiefs
  8. rerefine
  9. rerefined
  10. rerefiner
  11. rerefiners

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