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feu^¹

/fjuː/

Sounds like few · Rhymes with -uː

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From Middle English feu, from Middle French fé (“fief”), fié, fief, fieu, from Latin feodum.

noun feus

historical Land held in feudal tenure.

verb feus · feuing · feued

transitive To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure. 1813, "Keith", Entry in Nicholas Carlisle, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Volume II, unnumbered page, The Village of OLD KEITH is of ancient date, having been partly feued by the predecessors of the Family of Forbes, and partly feued by the Ministers, and stands upon the glebe: this Village

FEU^²

noun FEUs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of forty-foot equivalent unit

proper noun

Philippines, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Far Eastern University

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@misc{feu_2026,
  title = {feu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/feu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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