Lehen — meaning in English

English meaning

• feud noun A long-running, bitter conflict between two people, families, or groups.
• fief noun Historically, land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.

Senses

Lehen is used for these senses in English:

• feud An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service.
• fief (figurative) A territory, a domain, an area over which one exercises lordly control, particularly with regard to corporate or governmental bureaucracies.
• fiefdom (historical) The estate controlled by a feudal lord.

feud — full definition

1. noun A long-running, bitter conflict between two people, families, or groups.
2. verb To carry on a long-running hostile dispute.

fief — full definition

1. noun Historically, land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.
2. noun Any area or organization that one person controls as if it were their private domain.

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