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(Scot) (Middle Ages) A tenure of land for which rent was paid in money or grain instead of by the performance of military service; Also: The land so held; Also: (Scots law) A right to the use of land in return for a fixed annual payment

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  • No: of course o-Umlaut is pronounced like "eu" in the French word "feu" - there's nothing exactly like it in English.
  • As a result of this, many believe the word is derived from the French word feu (meaning fire).
  • Ms Osler eventually tracked one down in Dieppe, where it was sold under the unpoetic name feu carmeliser.
  • And in French they are called feu d’artifice, I say, in my best educator’s voice.
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