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Term: FEUDEE
Definition: A feudee is someone who was given land by a lord in exchange for their loyalty and service. They were like tenants and had to follow certain rules and pay taxes to the lord. Feudees were a part of the feudal system, which was a way of organizing society in medieval times.
Feudee (fyoo-dee), n. Hist. The grantee of a feud; a feudal tenant.
A feudee is a person who was granted a feud or a piece of land by a feudal lord. In the feudal system, the feudee was a tenant who held the land in exchange for providing military service or other duties to the lord.
These examples illustrate how a feudee was a tenant who held land in exchange for providing services to the lord. William provided soldiers for the king's army, while John paid rent and provided labor on the lord's land.