| 单词 | fief |
| 例句 | As for Ms. Doré — well, she is busy expanding her personal fief. Garance Doré, the Style Blogger, Snatches the Spotlight 2014-05-07T21:18:59Z So you may be tending your little fief in, say, Paramus, N.J., when you read an alert from another player that a big battle is brewing in, say, Paris. Controlling the World, on Your iPhone 2011-07-15T17:13:59Z Eastern Congo has been one of the world’s most productive factories of mayhem since the mid-1990s, when the central government collapsed and rebel armies — greedy to exploit Congo’s mineral riches — carved the country into fiefs. Impossible to Forget: Orchids Hotel, Congo 2011-01-07T19:55:00Z This is a violation of protocol, and it earns rebukes from Tony, the paterfamilias of the community, who doesn’t want his free-love fief upended. Exploring ‘Married at First Sight,’ ‘Surviving Marriage’ and ‘Neighbors With Benefits’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Hollywood teems with pompous self-appointed kings ruling their fiefs as they see fit. Review: ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ Features Warren Beatty as Howard Hughes 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Religious entrepreneurs like William B. Riley in the North and J. Frank Norris in the South concentrated on building fundamentalist fiefs rather than political movements. With God on Their Side: How Evangelicals Entered American Politics 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Moss packed his novel with episodes of bureaucratic squabbling among the CIA, the Department of Defense and various fiefs within the State Department. A thriller writer’s challenge: Make U.S. policy in Africa into a page turner He loses control of his zoo, the fief of which he was king. The Alternate Aesthetic Realities of ‘Tiger King’ 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The image of the city’s downtown drawbridges, raised to guard the downtown against property destruction, is a stark symbol of the city’s neighborhoods as side-by-side fiefs and islands. ‘City So Real’ Is an Election Story Pulsing With Life 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The hotel is the onetime fief of Gascony’s most famous chef, André Daguin, who is no longer at the stoves but still lives down the street. Is Gascony the Most Delicious Corner of France? 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Each of those institutions was like a little fief, with eminent composers on the faculty. When Boston Ruled the Music World 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z “Vernon has long been dogged by accusations that it is a fief run by a family that has held sway over the town for generations,” The Los Angeles Times wrote in 2010. The Real Town Behind 'True Detective' Season 2 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Bleak it may be, but it is Effie’s fief, where she lives to intimidate, get blitzed and get lucky, her biorhythms dictated by cycles of harrowingly described hangovers. Review: A Mythic Force Rages in the Welsh ‘Iphigenia in Splott’ 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z In an era when university art departments, like museums, tended to be divided into fiefs, each controlled by a specialist, Mr. Rosand, a genuine cosmopolite, walked a broad terrain. David Rosand, an Art History Scholar Whose Heart Was in Venice, Dies at 75 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z At the moment, housing policy is primarily dictated by local jurisdictions that act like fiefs. Where America’s Fight for Housing Is an All-Out War 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z As befits an undertaking wearing the Disney brand, the Marvel universe, a fief of the Magic Kingdom since 2009, is a friendly place. A Summer Without Superheroes 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The company does not sell to wholesalers; its stores are run as individual endeavors, part of a larger fief. Lululemon’s Kumbaya Capitalism 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Within his benign cultural fief, Mr. Schwartz is a star maker, whose passion for the most arcane details of popular musical history is boundless. Music Review: Saluting a Radio Man Who?s One of a Kind 2011-07-14T22:48:03Z For decades, Americans tended to allow “Beauty” to be the fief of visiting European ballet companies. ‘The Sleeping Beauty’: Royalist Ballet or Harmonious Ideal? 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Set in a fictional fief somewhere in medieval Europe, Moshfegh’s fifth novel follows a disfigured village boy who manages, through a grotesque and amoral sequence of events, to become the lord’s son and heir. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z A lord accepted pledges of loyalty, called a pledge of fealty, from other free men called his vassals; in return for their support in war he offered them protection and land-grants called fiefs. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z To end the practice of treating church positions like a fief to be passed on to the officeholder’s children, priests were told to practice celibacy and were forbidden to marry. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Disney arguably allowed Mr. Perlmutter to keep a fief long after it made financial sense to do so. Disney Lays Off Ike Perlmutter, Chairman of Marvel Entertainment 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Monastyrsky, like Mr. Zelensky, took office pledging to root out the corruption that had long bedeviled Ukraine’s government, in particular the interior ministry’s history of operating as a separate political fief. Helicopter Crash Kills Ukrainian Minister in Blow to Wartime Leadership 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z He has merged fragmentary fiefs inside its asset management division and eliminated antiquated rivalries between different groups of bankers. Goldman’s Pitch to the Little Guy Turns Costly, as Struggles Mount 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z But that brief connection failed and their talk drifted off to Ireland, where the nominee’s family had a home not far from the senator’s own ancestral fief. Alito Assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of Respect for Roe v. Wade, Diary Says 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Looking to protect their territories and their peasants, lords began to grant lands to fighters as their fiefs, whose produce the warriors could enjoy so long as they served the lord. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Kadyrov, who rules Chechnya as a fief, would be unacceptable to the elite. As Ukraine war falters, Russians ask a risky question: Could Putin fall? 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z President Ashraf Ghani had reshuffled his military leadership, and militia units led by the powerful and notorious warlords of Afghanistan’s past had taken up arms to defend their economic fiefs. The Tumultuous Summer That Changed the World 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Mali's military admitted on Saturday that it had killed more than 200 militants in a "large-scale" assault on the "terrorist fief" of Moura. Mali troops and suspected Russian fighters accused of massacre 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Wealth from these fiefs allowed knights to devote their lives to war. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On their fiefs, the warriors oversaw the work of agricultural laborers. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In return, he is rewarded with a lavish budget and the ability to govern Chechnya as his personal fief, persecuting those who disagree with him with impunity. How a Chechen Abduction Exposes Putin’s Problems at Home 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z What emerged was a picture of a nightmarish constellation of dungeonlike prisons, each its own fief yet also part of a greater coordinated whole. How a Syrian War Criminal Was Brought to Justice — in Germany 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Rebel groups have not been quashed, but allowed to control fiefs as long as they do not target soldiers. In India’s Militarized Regions, Calls for Ending Impunity 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z In exchange for military protection and other services, a lord, or landowner, granted land called a fief. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He served as a key adviser to the strongman who ruled the oil-rich Central Asian country as a fief for nearly three decades — and then, in 2019, became his heir. Amid Crisis, Kazakhstan’s Leader Chose His Path: Embrace Russia 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z First, Mr. Dodik announced that he was creating his own medicines agency and withdrawing his fief, which covers roughly half of Bosnia’s territory, from the oversight of central government inspectors. In the Tinderbox of Bosnia, a Serb Nationalist Lights a Match 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z As the Tatmadaw began loosening control over the economy, engaging in a fire sale of assets that had once been the military’s fief, that elite class of the well-connected swooped in to profit. Worldly, charming and quietly equipping a brutal military 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Political leaders determine who is hired, enabling them to carve out private fiefs inside state institutions by doling out jobs to their followers. How Corruption Ruined Lebanon 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Also, noblewomen held little property because lords passed down their fiefs to sons and not to daughters. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There were medieval fiefs more enlightened than the Lone Star G.O.P. Opinion | Drowning Our Future in the Past 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z An ensemble cast led by Timothee Chalamet stars in the mammoth project, set in the future where noble families rule planetary fiefs. Director Villeneuve says science fiction epic 'Dune' more relevant today 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Though the past 40 years of conflict in Afghanistan could be seen as a civil war, a return to a fractious era of warlords and armed fiefs has long been feared. Top U.S. General Steps Down in Afghanistan 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Although the past 40 years of conflict in Afghanistan could be seen as civil war, a return to the fractious era of warlords and armed fiefs has long been feared. U.S. leaves its last Afghan base, effectively ending operations 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z They rewarded knights, their most skilled warriors, with fiefs from their sprawling estates. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A concerted and determined militia movement, even if nominally aligned with Afghan security forces, could fracture the unsteady government of President Ashraf Ghani and once again divide the country into fiefs ruled by warlords. Attacked and Vulnerable, Some Afghans Are Forming Their Own Armies 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z In the past, Sony Pictures and Sony Interactive operated as fiefs, with creative control — it’s mine; no, it’s mine — impeding adaptation efforts. Scrounging for Hits, Hollywood Goes Back to the Video Game Well 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z In 1973, soon after Dr. David quit, Mr. Nixon eliminated the fief. Biden Has Elevated the Job of Science Adviser. Is That What Science Needs? 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z It regards the tournament as its personal fief. Outrage About European Super League Is Muffled by Our Cheers 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z The person receiving a fief was called a vassal. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But for nearly a half-century, the building and society have been the fief of an eminent physician named Dr. Kevin M. Cahill, his family and his friends. On a Storied Stretch of Fifth Avenue, a Symbol of Irish America Reels 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z It is about an election that was stolen by men in embroidered epaulets with a history of treating the country as a personal fief. Opinion | Support the Resistance in Myanmar 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z But the prospect of training spy satellites on environmental questions faced vast resistance from the deeply entrenched fiefs of the intelligence world that were built on decades of colossal budgets. Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z There is accountability, in a way essentially impossible in the “ownership neutral” world of English soccer, where each club exists as an entity part way between a business and a fief. Can Democracy Work in Soccer? 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Knights were mounted horsemen who pledged to defend their lords’ lands in exchange for fiefs. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After the end of the civil war in 1990, patronage networks founded by warlords became central instruments of statecraft, with all ministries turned into fiefs. Lebanese government quits following Beirut port explosion 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Yet the campaign and the White House are still rife with fiefs. Why June Was Such a Terrible Month for Trump 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Its decentralized structure gives the headquarters in Geneva limited power over regional offices, some of which have been fiefs dominated by politics and patronage. Inside the Trump administration’s decision to leave the World Health Organization 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Extortionist militias, militant extremists and migrant traffickers ran amok as the country was divided into fiefs. The White House Blessed a War in Libya, but Russia Won It 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Washington agencies are aggressive fiefs that notoriously protect their own turf, and that parochialism extends to the cabinet agencies and congressional committees that oversee and derive their clout from them. Does a Dept. of Pandemics Sound Odd? Homeland Security Once Did, Too 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Many parties are like personal fiefs run by dominant personalities and dynasts, and lacking inner-party democracy - conditions, which help "opportunistic candidates with deep pockets". Parties ordered to explain 'criminal candidates' 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Whatever it did for the Random House bottom line, the in-house competition often raised bitter feuds among publishers in the family of fiefs. Sonny Mehta, Knopf publisher who guided millions to great reads, is dead at 77 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z The UAW’s regions are often run like fiefs, but Region 5, which was based in Missouri but sprawled all the way to the West Coast, was more fieflike than most. Behind the United Auto Workers crisis: Lavish meals and luxury villas 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z The protesters say they are finished with their leaders, many of them former civil war-era warlords who rule the country like a series of personal fiefs to be plundered, dispensing the spoils to loyal followers. Lebanon Protests Unite Sects in Demanding New Government 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z On a practical level, the Border Patrol’s hubs along the Mexican border, known as sectors, operate in some ways as fiefs. ‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol’s Morale Crisis 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z Still, Mr. Mulvaney has been criticized internally, by colleagues unwilling to be identified, for creating his own fief. Mick Mulvaney Tries Letting Trump Be Trump 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Omnipresent in Prada sneakers with his hair gelled just so, the former agent patrolled his new fief with an energetic gait at the Mets’ spring training base. Brodie Van Wagenen: The Mets’ Communicator-in-Chief 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Today Yemen is a shifting mosaic of fiefs, and among the warlords there, President Hadi — who fled to the safety of Riyadh in 2015 — is universally scorned as a puppet. How the War in Yemen Became a Bloody Stalemate — and the Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z For years, Mamic ran the country’s soccer program as his own personal fief; in June, he was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for embezzlement and tax fraud. Belgium’s Blueprint, Croatia’s Chaos, and the Murky Path to World Cup Glory 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z It is run more like a private company than a state-run fief, with top executives typically chosen for competence rather than connections. An Oil Giant Is Taking Big Steps. Saudi Arabia Can’t Afford for It to Slip. 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z As Mr. Kelly has receded from some of the managerial aspects of his job, a series of fiefs and empire-building efforts have sprouted in the areas of trade and national security. ‘Drama, Action, Emotional Power’: As Exhausted Aides Eye the Exits, Trump Is Re-energized 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z As Kelly has receded from some of the managerial aspects of his job, a series of fiefs and empire-building efforts have sprouted in the areas of trade and national security. ‘Drama, action, emotional power’: As exhausted aides eye exits, Trump re-energized 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z In reality, the pensions are five fiefs, run by union officials and city representatives. The Billion-Dollar Fiefs 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Like other powerful premiers, he was able to turn his province into a fief, said Mr. Lekota and several provincial officials from the A.N.C., as well as its historical ally, the South African Communist Party. ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z The Post’s news and opinion sections are separate fiefs, and he also did not inform the paper’s chief editor, Lee Ann Colacioppo, of his plans. Denver Post Rebels Against Its Hedge-Fund Ownership 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z The Post’s news and opinion sections are separate fiefs, and he did not inform the paper’s chief editor, Lee Ann Colacioppo, of his plans. The Denver Post, gutted by layoffs, publishes a rebuke of its owners 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z The uprising shattered Libya into a collection of fiefs ruled by militias. War-torn Libya plans an election 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z At the moment, 54 trustees are spread across these fiefs. The Billion-Dollar Fiefs 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Essentially, Kennedy is a necklace of terminals, each one its own fief that handles major elements of air travel independently of the others. At Kennedy, the Planes Just Wouldn’t Stop Coming 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z And as he moves to sell off wide swaths of his media and entertainment business, he is also throwing into confusion the line of succession and testing the ties that bind the family-run fief. Rupert Murdoch Is Having His King Lear Moment 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Both men have shown an increasing tendency to act independently of Mr. Putin, distancing themselves even though it was the president’s protection that allowed both to become outsize figures with vast fortunes and personal fiefs. Putin’s Re-election Is Assured. Let the Succession Fight Begin. 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Both men have shown an increasing tendency to act independently of Putin, distancing themselves even though it was the president’s protection that allowed both to become outsize figures with vast fortunes and personal fiefs. With Putin’s re-election assured, Russia’s succession battle begins 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Civilian lives are inconsequential collateral damage as long as the military/industrial/banking complex uses the A.U.M.F. as legal grounds to terrorize the U.S.-subjugated fiefs in their cross-hairs. The 11.19.17 Issue 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z He would retain lucrative assets in news and sports broadcasting, notably Fox News Channel, which could serve as the base for a new fief of a different sort. The last media mogul stuns his industry with talk of selling 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z And although Republican factionalism now draws most of the attention in Alabama, the state’s Democrats have long held a reputation as a fractured bunch beset by rivalries and fiefs. In Race Against Roy Moore, Democratic Candidate Is Mostly on His Own 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z Current and former employees of the “Charlie Rose” show described an occasionally hostile work environment, with no human-resources department and Mr. Rose essentially running his own fief. Charlie Rose Accused of Crude Sexual Advances by Multiple Women 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z With no democratic means of replacing Mr Barzani, the Kurdish enclave is at risk of dissolving once more into competing fiefs, as it did during a civil war in the 1990s. After all but defeating the jihadists, Iraq’s army turns on the Kurds 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z But in Mr. Trump’s White House, where fiefs have been in constant combat and decision-making has often been ill defined, the memos, first reported by Politico, mark a new era. John Kelly’s Latest Mission: Controlling the Information Flow to Trump 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Back in 1987, when he landed in Paris, working as a broker at a French bank, every nation was effectively its own fief. ‘Brexit’ Imperils London’s Claim as Banker to the Planet 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The estate was likened to a feudal fief. David Rockefeller, Philanthropist and Head of Chase Manhattan, Dies at 101 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z To many in African soccer, Mr. Ahmad represents a bright future, one in which the sport is no longer run as a personal fief by and for its longtime strongman. After 29 Years, Kingpin of African Soccer Is Abruptly Shown the Door 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Law-enforcement bodies, with no single chain of command, are divided into various fiefs split along linguistic lines—Dutch in the north and French in the south, with a bilingual Brussels divided among overlapping zones. Secret Report Shows Just How Badly Belgium Mishandled Hunt for ISIS Operatives 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z It is now the fief of a handful of behemoths. Management theory is becoming a compendium of dead ideas 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z And what of Iraq, where any prospect of creating order from chaos will depend on America thwarting Iran’s strategy of turning it into a Shia fief? America’s allies are preparing for a bumpy ride 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Another, who had served in Saudi Arabia, doubted that Riyadh would change, explaining that the vast royal family is divided into fiefs that often work at odds with each other. Ally, Enemy or Both? Saudi Arabia’s Many Roles in Afghanistan 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The Ashkenazi establishment which ran the country as its private fief for thirty years, and is still over-represented in academia, the judicial system, the financial industry, the media, and other power centers. Miri Regev’s Culture War 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In New York politics, the city’s district attorneys have long been the edifices of elective office: legal lions presiding for years — often decades — over courthouse fiefs beyond the influence even of City Hall. Despite Ken Thompson’s Short Stint as Brooklyn Prosecutor, Agenda May Endure 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Podesta’s correspondence also provides fresh insight into his rarefied role as the de facto head of a sprawling political and philanthropic operation with dueling fiefs and family members. Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Strained to Hone Her Message, Leaked Emails Show 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z It was run as the fief of Mr. Redstone because of Viacom’s dual class stock, giving him voting control even though he owns only about 10 percent of the shares outstanding. Lessons From the Viacom Dispute 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z His headquarters has enough palace intrigue and warring fiefs to rival the fictional badlands of Westeros. Inside Donald Trump’s Meltdown 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The best players deigned to have their own teams and could be happy only as the Jordans of their fiefs. Kevin Durant’s Move to Warriors Reflects Trend in Team-Building 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Critics of Mr. Kadyrov already draw parallels between his mountain fief and Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Chechnya: Russia’s Islamic State? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z As part of his plan, Mr. Xi on Jan. 11 dissolved the four main PLA General Departments—political, general staff, armaments, logistics—that top generals ran like personal fiefs. President Xi Jinping’s Most Dangerous Venture Yet: Remaking China’s Military 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z For over a decade the leading factions and their militias have divvied up ministries, treating them as their fiefs. Abadi agonistes 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Once these were among the most powerful organisations in the PLA, operating almost as separate fiefs. Xi’s new model army 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z A central objective of the gangster gunmen is to control their fiefs. Meet the New Gangster Warlords of Latin America 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Another explanation is that firms are not monoliths but collections of rival fiefs with different priorities. Social saints, fiscal fiends 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Even if intelligence professionals all speak Belgium’s two main languages, they are still divided into feuding fiefs. Its Capital Frozen, Belgium Surveys Past Failures and Squabbles 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Also, shielded from the limelight, owners of private companies may treat their firms as personal fiefs. Public Companies Trying to Mimic Private Firms 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z So it is with the Cuomo family, holders past and present of the governorship of New York, or the Daleys, who held Chicago as tightly as any medieval baron once ruled a fief. Trudeau, Clinton, Bush … dynasties are the blockbuster movies of politics | Jonathan Freedland 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z For years, Ahmad cautiously plotted how best to survive in Syria, even as it was deteriorating and splintering into fiefs run by rival warlords and militias. A Family Swept Up in the Migrant Tide 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The legal department might band together, for instance, or the communications department, creating little sharing fiefs. In California, Electric Cars Outpace Plugs, and Sparks Fly 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z GM has in the past set out to make global products, but those efforts have been disrupted by bankruptcy or regional fiefs that demand ultra-tailored products for particular markets. GM, SAIC Plan to Jointly Design New Cars 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z It came, too, at a time when economic shifts have reduced the power of coal kings, who now rule over fiefs in decline. The People v. the Coal Baron 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z ORLANDO, Fla. — The employees who kept the data systems humming in the vast Walt Disney fantasy fief did not suspect trouble when they were suddenly summoned to meetings with their boss. Last Task After Layoff at Disney: Train Foreign Replacements 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z In the course of this, different interests that combine in the governing coalition have been allotted different agencies, a semi-feudal system in which the ruler doles out fiefs to his supporters. Texas v U.S. (the Immigration Case) and the Administrative State 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z That response says a lot about the reshaped Microsoft Mr. Nadella envisions — one with fewer internal fiefs and with more willingness to favor big bets on new technologies over protecting legacy cash cows. Microsoft (Yes, Microsoft) Has a Far-Out Vision 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z It also reminds us of how a university that allows an athletic fief to grow in its midst can compromise what the N.C.A.A. report called the association’s “most fundamental core values.” A Coach Woven in Syracuse’s Fabric Oversees Its Unraveling 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Torn into fiefs, it is riven by conflict between two rival governments—an internationally recognised one in Tobruk and another in Tripoli—along with two main militia groupings allied with them. Libya’s new agony 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Whoever succeeds Ms. Pascal will have to play broker among the fiefs. Amy Pascal to Work on Sony’s Spider-Man Team 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The lower figure probably understates the write-down that will be needed, because the problem with dubious contracts may extend beyond Mr Costa’s former fief. Pitfalls at Petrobras 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z From the 1970s until 2003, superintendents ran their districts like fiefs, with staffs of 50 to 100 people. New York City School Superintendents Expected to Gain Authority Over Principals 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Although the government controls the big towns, upland areas are the fiefs of militias and ethnic armies, and the new center of the opium-growing business. Myanmar Returns to What Sells: Heroin 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z He formed a Kurdish militia, to bring fiefs under tighter state control, and he used it to exact punishment, massacring a hundred thousand Armenians. Atoning for a Genocide | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z The oral histories also underscored how the Clinton administration operated with a series of feuding fiefs and recalled some of the fierce personal enmities. Bill Clinton, in Little Rock, Defends His Record With an Eye to Other Chapters 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Ghani has vowed to dismantle the fiefs of regional strongmen. Powerful Afghan Police Chief Puts Fear in Taliban and Their Enemies 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Like those power brokers, Mr. Menino held an iron grip on his fief. Thomas M. Menino, Mayor Who Transformed Boston, Dies at 71 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Many important fiefs in the economy are occupied by unsavoury entities connected to the Revolutionary Guard, part guerrilla army and part intelligence agency. Awaiting the gold rush 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z And because destructive heroes typically fashion their fiefs and achieve their results by intimidating co-workers, the abused colleagues may run for the exits. The Long Odds of Reforming an Employee Who Is a ‘Destructive Hero’ 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z There are executives at the company’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., who resent the freedom — and resources — that Simmons has been given to run his own fief in Los Angeles. Bill Simmons’s Return Sets Intrigue in Motion at ESPN 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Above all, it has more than three decades of institutional history and a lot of different fiefs. Bloomberg Returns to an Organization Looking for a Vision 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Karjakin's sudden opportunity will appeal to Moscow officials who in Soviet times regarded the world crown as their private fief. World chess champion Magnus Carlsen could be stripped of title 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z They manage their fiefs, making it harder to pass the buck between them and transient ministers. Modernising the mandarins 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z In fact, as many regional leaders in Russia in the 1990s did, he treated his homeland as his personal fief, neutering the local legislature and controlling the media. Garry Kasparov, the Man Who Would Be King 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The country is again divided into commanders’ fiefs. Can ethnic differences be overcome? 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z It is led by Rami Hamdallah, an ally of Mr Abbas who was already his prime minister in his West Bank fief. An awkward new government 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z His concern is now to save himself and his business from the chaotic fighting in his fief rather than to demand more concessions from Kiev. A two-tone election 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Hollande voted in his former electoral fief of Tulle, in southwestern France, while FN leader Marine Le Pen cast her ballot in the northern town of Henin-Beaumont, which has been a Socialist bastion for years. Hollande braces for pain as turnout low In French local vote 2014-03-23T11:49:48Z Mr. Matheussen served a decade as the chief executive of the Delaware River Port Authority, a vast bistate fief that governs four major bridges to Pennsylvania and a mass transit system. Gotham: In New Jersey, Leader of an Agency Under Investigation Is Given a Judge’s Robe 2014-01-21T03:03:34Z And, of playing the part of an installation of the Gandhi family, which runs the Indian National Congress party like a fief. Letter from India: Manmohan Singh’s Harder Path 2014-01-15T11:40:51Z The project had to be sold to each of Citigroup’s fiefs. Citi Bike: Citibank's New York Marketing Coup 2013-10-31T10:00:14Z They are dreaming of the time they were running small fiefs around the country. After Gunfire, Politicians in Afghanistan Trade Accusations 2013-06-18T00:48:28Z It was a decade ago that European officials proposed the law to replace a quilt of air traffic control fiefs that officials say result in about $6.5 billion in unnecessary costs each year. French Air Controller Strike Disrupts Traffic for 2nd Day 2013-06-12T10:41:43Z A career that started with literary yearnings ended with Mr. Chen jailed and accused of turning the Chinese capital into his brazenly corrupt fief. Chen Xitong, Mayor During Tiananmen Protests, Dies 2013-06-05T14:16:00Z A year ago, for example, checkpoints separated the fiefs of three military commanders in Sana. Yemen Makes Strides in Transition to Democracy 2013-05-26T00:24:11Z A constellation of armed groups battling to advance their own agendas are effectively creating the outlines of separate armed fiefs. Pressure of War Is Causing Syria to Break Apart 2013-05-17T00:57:46Z Other countries are taking similar steps to carve big banks into separate operational fiefs. Balkanised banking: The great unravelling 2013-04-18T15:03:05Z It is the fief of twin brothers on whom many Democratic hopes are pinned: Julián Castro, San Antonio’s mayor, and a newly elected congressman for the west of the city, Joaquín Castro. Lexington: Demography is not destiny 2013-04-11T15:18:13Z Still, the media business is a business of fiefs, courts and feudal kingdoms, and you need a proper domain if you are to march on. The shortlist to run Time Inc, the most unenviable job in America 2013-03-26T13:30:01Z What might have become just another gerrymandered fief was instead born competitive. Washington’s First Congressional District Up or Grabs 2012-10-08T05:30:02Z With oversight institutions neutered, the president now runs the country as a personal fief: expropriating businesses on a whim and deciding who goes to jail. Op-Ed Contributor: How Hugo Chávez Became Irrelevant 2012-10-06T03:55:41Z A wholesale restructuring of state government was dead on arrival in the legislature; an ambitious overhaul of the state university system was stillborn; a consolidation of transportation fiefs never took place. Romney Claims of Bipartisanship as Governor Face Challenge 2012-10-06T01:57:51Z It made no sense to Mr. Sulzberger that the daily Times and the Sunday paper were separate and sometimes competing fiefs. Arthur O. Sulzberger, Publisher Who Changed The Times, Dies at 86 2012-09-29T14:28:37Z Like much of the rest of the South, it had been on a long march from a single-party fief of the Democrats in the early 1960s to a Republican stronghold. Swing states: Virginia: The incomer effect 2012-09-27T15:09:28Z Virginia, like most universities, operated less like a modern corporation than a feudal state, and Sullivan could not afford to antagonize its many fiefs. The Education Issue: What the Failed Removal of UVA President Teresa Sullivan Means for Higher Education 2012-09-11T11:00:22Z Interagency tension hurt the development of the new 911 emergency dispatching system, as police and fire officials warred with one another, preserving fiefs and incompatible systems. New York City Sets Up Nonprofit Corporation to Oversee Tech Projects 2012-08-24T00:23:57Z Yahoo became a series of editorial fiefs — there are dozens of separate subject areas — all competing for attention from the front page with little cooperation or standardization among them. The Media Equation: Yahoo’s Big Question for Mayer: What Is It? 2012-07-22T23:21:33Z Little wonder many reckon California’s Republicans are doomed to permanent irrelevance outside their inland fiefs. California’s Republicans: Fading into irrelevance 2012-06-28T15:03:26Z They are well meaning but ill equipped to handle controversy, motivated by petty fiefs and mortally afraid of lawsuits. On Olympics: London Olympics — Coin Flip? Runoff? Talk About Amateur 2012-06-26T00:48:37Z When Mr. Sillerman, who made his fortune in radio, turned to the concert world in the mid-’90s, it was dominated by independent promoters with regional fiefs. Mogul to Increase Bets on Electronic Dance Music 2012-06-06T00:59:04Z Fast forward to the 17th century, by which time Büsingen has been an Austrian fief for a few centuries, despite a standing Swiss claim on it. | Borderlines: Enclave-Hunting in Switzerland 2012-05-15T16:30:21Z Finally it became a fief of the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein, though often hypothecated for loans advanced to these princes by the free city of Hamburg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Houses of heretics, if allodial, were to be torn down; if held in fief, forfeited to the lord. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z After the treaty of Paris, in 1229, St. Louis, in granting fiefs in the newly-acquired territories, seems to have endeavored to provide for these questions by reserving the confiscations for heresy. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z In 1190 Louis died and Hermann by his energetic measures frustrated the attempt of the emperor Henry VI. to seize Thuringia as a vacant fief of the Empire, and established himself as landgrave. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z When Henry IV. learned of its capture, he rejoiced greatly, and took immediate care to proclaim it a fief of the throne, adding to the royal titles that of Lord of Gibraltar. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z “By the word ‘beneffcium,’ he says, we understand not a benefice or a fief, but a benefit or a service. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z He seems to have been involved, as most nobles were, in some disputes as to fiefs and tithes with the Bishop of Elne, whose diocese was in his territories. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z This indicates a source of reasonable complaint, for, in the annexation of fiefs to the crown, the bishops found themselves losing in place of profiting by persecution. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z On the continent the common use of the scocheon is to bear the paternal arms of a sovereign or noble, surmounting the quarterings of his kingdoms, principalities, fiefs or seigniories. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The Amstelland with its capital, Amsterdam, which had hitherto been held as a fief of Utrecht, was by William, on the death of his uncle Bishop Guy, finally annexed to Holland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Already the Two Sicilies had become fiefs of the Holy See; the donations of Matilda have extended, over almost all Middle Italy, the rights or pretensions of the court of Rome. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z The governmental element was the rights of jurisdiction over his fief usually given by a lord to his vassal, especially if the fief were an important one. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Many noble families, both in this country and on the Continent, have quartered the French lilies to show their origin, or in acknowledgment of the tenure of important fiefs there. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z Later the Earls found it advisable to make peace with the Soli family and gave Erling Skjalgsson a magnificent fief in the South-west. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z The ceremony was of a preliminary nature, securing that the fief would not be alienated; but the vassal had to take the oath of fealty, and to be formally invested, when he reached his majority. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Frederick claimed it as a fief of the empire. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z But if she be married at the age at which it is allowable for a woman to marry, the fact of her marriage makes her of age and delivers her fief from wardship. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z It was divided by Gorges into eight bailiwicks or counties, and these again into sixteen hundreds, after the manner of the Chiltern Hundreds, a fief of the English crown. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It was then long after his father's death; and as head of the family he had distributed his seven manor-farms, as fiefs, partly to his brothers, partly to other near relations. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z He was deprived of all his imperial fiefs, which were immediately bestowed upon others. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z Sardinia, Dalmatia, Russia, were in Gregory’s eyes but fiefs which ornamented the tiara. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z Later, when fiefs had become almost everywhere hereditary, the custom of requiring reliefs still survived. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The royal domain was enlarged, by the escheating of a great number of fiefs which had been left vacant by the death of their lords. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Thus conceived as the holder of a great fief, the king had only the rights of suzerain over the four great baronies and the twelve minor fiefs of his kingdom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z When the tenant was invested with possession of his feud or fief, he paid homage to his lord, that is, he proclaimed himself the “man” to help and to serve his master. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Feoffee′, the person invested with the fief; Feoff′er, Feoff′or, he who grants the fief; Feoff′ment, the gift of a fief or feoff. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Offices, payments of money, rights to collect tolls, and many other valuable things might be given by one man to another as fiefs in just the same way that land was given. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Methinks, of what befalls us he takes but little care, While of broad fiefs at pleasure he holds an ample share. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The body of the tenants-in-chief continued to limit the power of the crown: 533 their consent was necessary to legislation, and grants of fiefs could not be made without their permission. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z For nearly 100 years, the bowls have been a network of privately run fiefs working with conferences, universities, corporations and individuals to create appealing but often irrelevant matchups. Sports of The Times: Football Playoff Is a Necessity, but Bowl Games Have Their Place 2012-01-02T00:30:40Z The kingdom of Naples passed at that time for a fief of the holy see. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z When a vassal died, leaving an heir who was under age, the lord was charged with the care of the fief until the heir reached his or her majority. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Sir king! take back, I pray you, all that of you I hold, My fiefs, both lands and castles; let none with me remain. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z But his expenditure was large: he had to pay his feudatories; and he had to provide fiefs in money and kind to those who had not fiefs of land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z He swore obedience to this lord, while the lord engaged to furnish him protection and gave him back his lands to hold as a “fief,” both sharing in the product. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z Spain and Hungary were also claimed as her property, and an attempt was made to induce the king of Denmark to hold his realm as a fief from the pope. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The territorial element was the benefice, or fief, granted to the vassal by the lord to be used on certain conditions by the former while the title to it remained with the latter. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z When Amile might not find Amis, he departed from the castle, greatly vexed, and resolved within himself that he would not solace himself in his own fief until he had met with Amis, his friend. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z It was decided to partition the whole coast into feudal fiefs, each proprietor undertaking the expenses of colonisation and being given virtually sovereign powers in return for a tax on the expected production. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Laws for splitting precious oil dollars among ethnic groups and regional fiefs remain unwritten. At Abu Ghraib, Ambivalence on America?s Departure 2011-11-04T01:38:01Z Out of this property he succeeded only in preserving the little fief of Crebillon, the income derived from which he gave up to his sisters. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The territorial unit was the fief, which in extent might be but a few acres, a whole county, or even a vast region like Normandy or Burgundy. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Then they asked to what realm they had fared, and men told them that it was the fief of the King of Torelore. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z In 1534 twelve such fiefs were created, covering the whole coast from the mouth of the Amazon to the island of Santa Catharina—these being the points where the Tordesillas line met the seaboard. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Conversely, fiefs were held by the render of presenting gloves to the sovereign. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Depleted nobles would marry daughters of wealthy peasants, and a gentleman whose fief lay among well-to-do farmers might easily meet them in social relations. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z It should be remembered, however, that fiefs need not necessarily be land. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z His fief lay in the north-west angle of the great central plateau of Asia Minor. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The notion that Texas will control the Big 12 as its own fief becomes almost humorous when the Longhorns play this poorly on the field. Oklahoma State 38, Texas 26: Oklahoma State Makes Texas an Extra in Season?s Drama 2011-10-16T00:29:08Z He gave it as a fief to Albert of Saxony, who thoroughly crushed out all resistance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z But after he was settled by Frederich on an Austrian fief, he adapted himself cheerfully to his new home. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z When the heirs pass out of the condition of wardship, their lords shall not impose upon them any reliefs for their fiefs, for the profits of wardship shall be reckoned in place of the relief. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z The rest of the empire was parcelled out among the minor leaders of the Crusade; they had first to conquer their fiefs, and were then to do homage for them to the Emperor Baldwin. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Upon the death of Duke Frederic, its ruler, Frederic II., of Germany, declared the duchy a vacant fief of his empire, and appointed over it a governor. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z More honours were bestowed on Borso when the Emperor Frederick III. gave him the titles of Duke of Modena and Reggio, and he held the domains of those places as fiefs for his overlord. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z He disposes of his wealth between the poor and the church, and retires to a fief whose tenant is willing to receive his suzerain as a guest. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z All persons who had received fiefs from the deceased count were now brought together to renew their homage and fealty to the new count. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Then at last did the wandering horde settle down; they seized the duchy, divided its fiefs among themselves, and established a new dynasty on the Athenian throne. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The pope claims England as his fief, and denounces her kings as usurpers. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Sicily was never a fief of the Popes, and these two mosaics no doubt express the idea that the sovereigns derived their authority from God alone. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z In Neidhart's seclusion on his fief, then, he would naturally make studies for his more important literary appearances, studies in subject-matter, as well as in verse and music. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z On becoming of age, a young man was expected to take control of his fief at once. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z His colleague, Boniface of Montferrat, was made “King of Thessalonica,” and did homage to Baldwin for a fief consisting of Macedonia, Thessaly, and inland Epirus. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z They were often transformed into “free knights” by the grant of a fief, and the class ultimately became absorbed in that of the knights. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Moreover, by several campaigns in Hungary the German king brought that country into the position of a fief of the German crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z His reward in England was a mighty fief scattered over twelve counties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z But a young woman remained under wardship until her marriage, though if she married under age she could get possession of her fief immediately, just as she would had she waited until older. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Again they came into direct conflict over Parma and Piacenza, Clement claiming them as a papal, the emperor claiming them as an imperial, fief. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z It was thus practically settled that the offices and territories, as well as the private fiefs, of the princes were hereditary, to be disposed of by them at their pleasure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Although generally unsuccessful he strove hard for peace, and during this reign the principle of inheritance was virtually established with regard to German fiefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z In the later middle ages the men-at-arms were furnished by owners of fiefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The tendency of the personal element of vassalage and the territorial element of the benefice, or fief, to merge was very strong, and by the tenth century nearly every vassal was also a fief-holder. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z This underhand transaction is one exceedingly analogous to the process in which Frankish allod-holders gradually turned their lands into fiefs, in order to escape taxation and at the same time obtain protection from influential persons. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z During a meeting of the diet a papal legate read a letter from Pope Adrian IV., which seemed to imply that the Empire was a papal fief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Furia, in feudal law, was the right granted to tenants having major jurisdiction to erect a gallows within the limits of their fief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z In 1338 the title of duke was bestowed upon him by the emperor Louis the Bavarian, who at the same time granted to him the fief of East Friesland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z This applies to all public ceremonies—court sessions, conferring of fiefs, banquets, councils, and all occasions on which the princes meet with the emperor for the transaction of imperial business. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Under its own title it either continued in the possession of the sovereign or was granted out again as a hereditary fief. Sheffield and its Environs 13th to the 17th century A descriptive catalogue of land charters and other documents forming the Brooke Taylor collection 2011-08-22T02:00:53.773Z He became a Protestant, dissolved the order, and received in fief of the king of Poland the duchy of Prussia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Under such circumstances, there could be no such thing as a true commonwealth; nor anything much better than a feudal fief. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Pope or no Pope, Emperor or no Emperor, I will be King of England, and this land shall be fief to no King upon earth. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Accordingly, in 1299, Boniface published a bull asserting that the kingdom of Scotland was a fief of the Holy See, and ordering Edward to submit his claim to the decision of Rome. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z But their origins as rebels, the Forces Nouvelles, or New Forces, who for nearly 10 years have milked fiefs in the north of the country through extortion, have not been erased. Heroes of the Ballot Box, but Uneasy in the Seat of Power 2011-07-29T22:31:32Z The son and successor of Frederick—Henry VI.—began to reign in 1190; he married Constance, heiress of the Norman kingdom of Sicily, which was a fief of the papal crown. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z County bosses rule fiefs with an unforgiving eye. Gotham: In New Jersey, Ally One Day, ?Punk? the Next 2011-07-12T02:29:31Z Both these castles had been restored to him with full investiture of the fiefs. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z He complained that his bishopric had been seized, and Lanfranc, who upheld the king’s action, answered that his fiefs were not his bishopric. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z The seigniory of untrammeled instincts; the fief of unsanctified dreams; the palfrey that carries us toward nebulous spiritual hills. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z Each fief now became in practice a separate court under its lord, whose eldest son could naturally look forward to succeeding to the position occupied by his father. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z Ranuccio Farnese served Eugene IV. so well that the pope endowed him with large fiefs, and is reported to have said, “The Church is ours because Farnese has given it back to us.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The marquis had fallen, fighting in vain for Francis, and his fief was bestowed on a loyal vassal of the emperor. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z If bishops refused the jurisdiction of the king’s court, they should cease to be members of it, they should no longer hold fiefs of the Crown. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z “It’s just as though we lived in a castle—and had a moat and drawbridge and fiefs—” “Oh,” interposed Dot. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z Others received lands from him, which were, or later became, fiefs, on which they lived casati. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z An unblushing nepotist, he alienated immense fiefs belonging to the Holy See in favour of his natural children. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z There, at the seat of war's alarms, in the great conflict waged in the name of liberty, he met a soldier's end, far from the fief of his ancestors. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z It was held as a fief by the counts of the castle. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z There was no longer a single great fief in France to which the malcontents could fly for refuge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The name fief, feudum, does not appear, however, till towards the end of this period; these lands are frequently called beneficia as before; the term most in use at first, in many parts, is casamentum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z But the duke came to an arrangement with his father-in-law, by which he regained Piacenza and his other fiefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z His father was a Seigneur—the last of the fief of Desaurac. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z Unfortunately there is no place of safety for her, for the remnant of her father's housecarles and fiefs are a scattered band, and outlaws. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Hence, at the end of the 9th century, the heredity of offices as well as of fiefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The fief, moreover, was generally held for life and did not become generally hereditary till the second half of the 11th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z Owner in fief of various privileges in the First Ward. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Rather, protesters are challenging the powerfully entrenched fiefs of sectarian politics. Middle East: In Lebanon, a More Patient Protest 2011-04-13T19:55:31Z For nearly 100 years, the bowls have been a network of privately-run fiefs working with conferences, universities, private corporations and individuals to create appealing, often irrelevant matchups. Sports of The Times: N.C.A.A. Needs More Control of Bowl System 2011-04-01T21:42:39Z The duchy with which he rewarded Robert the Strong was only a military command, but became a powerful fief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Every noble was destined on coming of age to become a knight, and the knight equally as a matter of course received a fief, if he had not one already by hereditary title. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z He then reeled off a series of examples, beginning in the 18th century with the fief, or han, which "took responsibility for local needs." Why Japan Needs More Nonprofits 2011-03-29T15:15:07Z Now dreaming of universal empire, and retrograding toward the era of feudal barbarism, Napoleon attached foreign duchy after foreign duchy as fiefs to his throne. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z As a reward for the aid rendered, Faust receives the shore marches in fief. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z The political unity of the kingdom was only fettered by the existence of four large isolated fiefs: Flanders on the north, Brittany on the west, Burgundy on the east and Guienne on the south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Henceforth all possessors of fiefs owed him, whether within the kingdom or on the frontiers, military service without pay and at their own expense. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z He obtained from the emperor Henry IV. the territory between the Scheldt and the Dender as an imperial fief, and the margraviate of Antwerp. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Like Italy, Germany was a loose collection of independent fiefs until the middle of the 19th century. Economix: Culture as an Economic Engine 2011-03-18T13:00:56Z Her hands are further tied by a universe of separate fiefs and tax-collecting bodies, including the assessor, state’s attorney, recorder of deeds and real estate Board of Review, among others. Chicago News Cooperative: 100-Day Spotlight Shines on Preckwinkle 2011-03-18T02:24:05Z Like the fiefs, feudal institutions at large had been shattered. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The acquisition of fiefs had ceased to bring nobility with it, but the latter was derived from three sources: birth, lettres d’anoblissement granted by the king and appointment to certain offices. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z Baldwin V. had granted to Robert the Frisian on his marriage in 1063 his imperial fiefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z In accordance with his father’s will, he succeeded him on the throne of Naples in 1458, but Pope Calixtus III. declared the line of Aragon extinct and the kingdom a fief of the church. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The conspiracy failed, and Eustace was sentenced to forfeit his English fiefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The feudal system had in fact turned against the throne, the vassals using it to secure a permanent hold upon offices and 814 fiefs, and to get possession of estates and of power. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z In feudal times the kings had enfeoffed bishops with great fiefs in order to counterbalance the insubordinate secular lords, and because, in episcopal hands, these fiefs did not become hereditary. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Robert obtained from Philip I. the investiture of Crown Flanders, and from Henry IV. the fiefs which formed Imperial Flanders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z At the time of the Domesday survey his fief extended into fourteen counties, but the great bulk of it was in Derbyshire and Leicestershire, especially the former. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The smaller fiefs were steadily absorbed by the greater lordships, which in their turn fell victims to the royal power. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z The dukedom was then a fief of the empire, and the two parties employed intrigue and importunity at the court of the Emperor Ferdinand II. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Here the impetuous Emperor, Henry VI, had seated his German barons, setting up fiefs for them, and reëstablishing the feudal system under the Imperial suzerainty. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The fief passed later into the possession of the counts of Berg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z It often included also the duty of guarding the lord’s castle, and of holding one’s own castle subject to the plans of the lord for the defence of his fief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z "In the end," it has been well said, "this form of grant played a more important part in the development of the province than did the larger fiefs for which such detailed provision was made." Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z His artificial aristocracy, his system of great fiefs, his financial shifts—who dares to say that these institutions did not meet a temporary want? The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Drug barons are carving out fiefs, and political parties are commonly described as having a finger in all of it. Karachi Turns Deadly Amid Pakistan?s Rivalries 2010-11-19T07:10:00Z Having operated BarCap successfully as a fief, he needs to unite Barclays’ disparate operations—“there’s a lot more we can do to integrate this business,” he says. Barclays' new boss: Jewel gets crown 2010-09-09T10:43:00Z The heiress must marry as the lord wished, because he had a right to know that the holder of the fief could meet the obligations resting upon it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Only hours before, the office had been the personal fief of Saddam’s psychopathic elder son, Uday. Reflections on Iraq: A Vacuum of Authority 2010-08-31T21:15:00Z Mrs. Merkel rejected such “saber rattling” while opposition parties accused the companies of blackmail and of treating Germany as if it were their own fief. Merkel Urged to Prevent Fuel Rod Tax 2010-08-20T21:29:00Z Renate Künast, a parliamentary leader of the Green Party, also now in the opposition, accused the four nuclear energy companies of treating Germany as if it were their fief. Merkel Takes an ?Energy Trip? 2010-08-18T19:14:00Z That ignores the fact that the Longhorns are basically running their own fief in that league. While Expansion Is Considered, Notre Dame Returns to Spotlight 2010-06-08T01:59:00Z He had no legitimate male heir, and in 1597 Ferrara was claimed as a vacant fief by Pope Clement VIII., as was also Comacchio. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Sidebar: Jewel In Its Crown HP was then like many companies grown fat via mergers and separate fiefs. Hewlett-Packard's Mark Hud: He Wants It All 2010-03-25T23:20:00Z Clan militias carved this country into fiefs in the 1990s, which lasted until 2006, when an Islamist alliance, which included the Shabab, took over and held most of Somalia relatively peacefully. Militants? Worst Foe May Be Somalians on Street 2010-03-24T01:12:00Z On the other, said his detractors — several were members of his own family — he was an autocrat who turned the festival into his personal fief. Wolfgang Wagner, Who Ran Bayreuth, Is Dead at 90 2010-03-23T04:50:00Z He had begun to consider its people as his own, he counted upon its political government, which he transmitted like a celestial fief to the Popes his successors. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII So long as they were fulfilled, he, and his heir after him, held the fief as his property, practically and in relation to all under tenants as if 301 he were the owner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z After this murder John was condemned by the court of peers of France, and stripped of the fiefs which he possessed in France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The town was captured by the Franks in 1210; after 1246 it was held in fief by the rulers of Athens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Ye owe him service for your fiefs, and where ye owe service ye should serve with all your power. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) These showed themselves soon after its permanent occupation to the south of the Alps by its parting into numerous military fiefs, with slight internal connection. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII The fief fell into the hands of the lord, and he enjoyed its revenues during the minority of the heir, because the minor could not perform the duties by which it was held. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z It was the seat of an independent lordship until 1402, after which time it was held in fief from the dukes of Gelderland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The later dynasties of Brabant and Lorraine, when these fiefs became hereditary, bore only the title of duke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The territory was still further increased in 1192 by the gift of the duchy of Styria as a fief from the Emperor Henry VI, Vienna being by this time the capital. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis His son and his son-in-law, who did their best to save the considerable paternal fortune, hit upon the idea to credit the suzerain, Duke Heindrich, with the intention of retiring the fiefs. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The faithful performance of all the duties he had assumed in homage constituted the vassal’s right and title to his fief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The best horse and the best ox were once the price which the heir of a property had to pay to the landowner for his fief. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. The central power Condition before the Hohenzollern rule. had become weakened and the central organization relaxed, while the electorate had lost most of the advantages which formerly distinguished it from other German fiefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The male line of the House of Bamberg became extinct in 1246, and the Emperor Frederick II declared Austria and Styria a vacant fief, the hereditary property of the German emperors. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis In the 12th century it became a fief of the archbishop of Lund. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" At the epoch when William the Conqueror ascended the throne, hardly any other power was possessed by the king of France than what he inherited from the great fiefs of the Capetian family. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Even where those who were not noble were capable of holding a fief, they were so only under limitations. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Why does he not assign incumbents to the vacant fiefs? Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. The ch�telain was originally, in Carolingian times, an official of the count; with the development of feudalism the office became a fief, and so ultimately hereditary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" In the middle ages Bourbon-Lancy was an important stronghold and a fief of the Bourbon family, from the name of a member of which the suffix to its name is derived. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The great vassals of France and Germany aimed at living independently on their fiefs, with no further concern for the rest than as useful allies having a common interest against the crown. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 In 1237 it was given in exchange for other fiefs in the Jura by Jean le Sage, whose descendants nevertheless retained the title. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" He sows discord among the nobles, adds the fiefs to the crown, and has organized in the Church an army of corrupt Bishops! Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. It was from the precarium, or ecclesiastical benefice, that the feudal fief originated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" After the Norman conquest, the village was part of the duke of Normandy's territory, and the fief of the lords of Vains. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album And it is true that, in our original feudal constitution, the fiefs of the crown could not be alienated without its consent. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 They were standing in a wreath of snowy blackthorn that almost veiled even the narrow entrance to this demesne they held in fief of April. Plashers Mead A Novel Heaven had become their throne, A fief for their new pride, in which they reigned alone, In virtue of their faith, above Time’s humbler show, And Earth became their footstool. Satan Absolved "That is true," answered the King, "and in remembrance of your services I will to-day bestow on you a fief." Tales of Romance The republic, impatient of his dilatoriness, raised his emoluments and promised him immense fiefs including the lordship of Milan, so as to increase his ardour, but in vain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The extreme poverty of the lower nobility, arising from the subdivision of fiefs, and the politic generosity of rich lords, made this connexion as strong as that of territorial dependence. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The divorce was but an illustration of the situation, and such a Papacy as Mendoza contemplated would reduce England and all Catholic Europe into fiefs of the Empire. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII He lived in the last half of the twelfth century, he was attached to the courts of Flanders, Hainault, and Champagne, and he wrote most of his works for the lords of these fiefs. A Short History of French Literature Keep your fief," said Ernaut to his brother, "and leave the King to do as he will. Tales of Romance With a true parliamentary instinct, the Norman barons feared lest a consent to this demand should be drawn into a precedent, and lest their fiefs should be forever burthened with this double service. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 They were included, so far as he was concerned, in their superiors; and the feudal incidents were due to him from the whole of his vassal's fief, whatever tenants might possess it by subinfeudation. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The particular districts over which they exerted their authority were marked out in Germany by the council of the state; and in England their jurisdiction extended over the fiefs and other territories they possessed. An Essay on the Trial by Jury They are enthusiastic over princelings of little known fiefs, lords of austere estates perched on the tops of unthrifty hills, hard riders, and good sportsmen. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel These included the claim to military service; the three regular aids and the payments of relief at succession to a fief, as also the profits on wardships and marriages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" He pledged himself that the doubling of their services should not become a precedent; no man's fief should be burthened with any charge beyond what it had borne from time immemorial. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 A feudal principle was surely the more ancient; and what could be more alien to this than a baron, a peer, an hereditary counsellor, without a fief? View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Egyptian lands were divided in it into four classes—the sultan’s domain, fiefs, land for the maintenance of the army, and lands settled on religious foundations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The Emperor’s troops crushed him completely, and in September he begged for mercy on his knees, receiving the disputed duchies from Charles as an imperial fief. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History The Barons rented a portion of their domains to their Knights, which were denominated knights’ fiefs, and were 60,215 in number;—these again sub-let part of their fiefs to their Esquires. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards For both volumes the contents of the returns were entirely rearranged and classified according to fiefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" It was not every knight who possessed a fief, nor in practice did every possessor of a fief receive knighthood. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Generally, fiefs reverted to the emperor and remained within his custody for five years--were held in probate, as it were--before the lawful heirs were allowed to enter into possession of their property. Women of the Romance Countries (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 6 (of 10) Though themselves forming part of the feudal nobility and holding fiefs for which they owed military service, the bishops, abbots, and priors almost always espoused the cause of the weak and the oppressed. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Why not imagine a fief which, remaining a fief all the while, should become a factory producing commodities exclusively? Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History In the 10th century it passed under the titular sway of Li�ge, and remained the fief of the prince-bishopric till the French revolution put an end to that survival of feudalism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The fief and the sword were the investiture of their power. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The province which he ruled from his then capital of Murshid�b�d had been one of the great fiefs which the dissolution of the Mughal Empire had affected. Rulers of India: Lord Clive The lord could compel his female ward to marry in order that the military duties of the fief might be performed by a man. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) No grown, reasoning, self-respecting person wishes to be or to be dealt with as a being in fief to another. Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home You are here, gentlemen, upon the imperial fief of Saltzbrunn; and, as I understand, the knight is willing to give himself up to our tribunal. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians In cases of tort and felony the lord of a fief possessed the right of justice high and low. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Sometimes a rebellious baron was deprived of his fief and banished, or was condemned to expiate his misdeed by making a pilgrimage to sundry shrines. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens If she did so she was liable to fines and even to forfeiture of her fief; and this power was one which the feudal lords did not hesitate to exercise. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) In old days it was the fief of the de Lannoy family, and the present proprietor is the bearer of a name not less well known in Belgian history, the count de Berlaymont. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Some of the richest fiefs of the empire were conferred upon his sons, who founded several of its most powerful families. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality But down yonder, on his ground, is a man who avers that his land is free, a freehold, a fief of the sun. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages The brothers and adherents of the new sovereign were rewarded with fiefs which in the sequel grew into as many states. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" In less exalted stations, too, women held fiefs, and there may frequently have been personal reasons for the suzerain's preferring female vassals. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) And she is too powerful in her fiefs and kinsmen, too powerful in the public opinion which approves and supports her, to be hampered by her husband. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. II To the astonishment of all, he comes out with the assertion that Lombardy, as a fief of the empire, durst receive its ruler from no one but the head of the empire. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli At this time she inherits fiefs, brings her kingdoms to the king. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Oridial was one of the chief barons of King Arthur, and dwelt in Brittany, where he held lands in fief of that monarch. Legends & Romances of Brittany Europe was partitioned into feeble kingdoms and powerful fiefs. Old Roads and New Roads High above all this deferential male crowd, moves the lady of the castle: highborn, proud, having brought her husband a dower of fiefs often equal to his own, and of vassals devoted to her race. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. II And this great inheritance of fame and of valour is but ours on trust, the fief inalienable of the dead and of the generations to come. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe To the Queen of Navarre a few places were granted in the fiefs which she held of the French crown, where service could be celebrated even in her absence. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 My brother Guichard will inherit my fiefs: and if I am not in error, that will content him amply for my death. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Schleswig was recognized as a Danish fief, in contradistinction to Holstein, which owed vassalage to the Empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" By his marriage with Anne de Bretagne, December 13, 1491, this monarch united the last of the great fiefs of France to the crown, and disappointed several powerful foreign suitors, English, German, and Spanish. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 The soldiers settled on the fiefs as censitaires and became the retainers of the seigneurs. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France The possessors of minor fiefs could enjoy the same privilege, but it extended to their families only. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 He would curse henceforward leaf And flower and light—as I. Spring?—It is fire, lust, ashes, grief— All that a Hell can hold, in fief!... Nirvana Days The significance of this ordinance lay in the fact that it shattered the privileged position of the nobility, by abolishing the exclusive right to the possession of fiefs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Like the chieftains of the Scottish clans of our own days, they generally adopted for their surname, that of their parish or fief. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy The seigneur's judicial powers varied according to the importance of his fief. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Godfrey resigned his crown to his father-in-law, received it back again as a fief from him, and was required to accept the assizes of Jerusalem as the law by which he should govern it. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 Though Vancouver Island was nominally a crown colony, it was still, with New Caledonia, practically a fief of the Hudson's Bay Company. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia He gave great offence by the manner in which he distributed the forfeited fiefs among those who had aided his restoration. Japan From this state of things necessarily arose a prodigious superiority on the part of the possessor of the fief, alike in his own eyes, and in the eyes of those who surrounded him. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 Its history dated back to the disbandment of the Carignan-Salières regiment, when M. de Verchères, a dashing officer of Savoy, took possession of the fief, building there a fort and blockhouse. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Of the same class is the rule that when a fief falls to one, he cannot claim it unless he be present in the land and seek the investiture in his own person. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 Less than half a century previously the country had been given as a fief to a young knight, Count Henry of Burgundy, on his marriage with a daughter of the king of Castile. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 It was decided that each ex-daimyō, and each of the suzerains that were dependent on him, should receive one tenth of the amount of their income from their fiefs. Japan The accepted theory was that all the lands belonged to the king, of whom they were held by the high chiefs in fief; i. e., on condition of rendering him tribute and military service. The Hawaiian Islands Their Resources, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial Although Braga was the ecclesiastical capital of their fief,41 Count Henry and his wife lived usually at Guimarães, a small town some fifteen miles to the south. Portuguese Architecture This was not in itself inadmissible, and he had only, in accepting the latter fief, to make a reservation of his fidelity to an earlier lord. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 Besides the services due by the fiefs de haubert, we find that a great number of persons owed stated sums annually to the Crown for the lands held by them. The Coinages of the Channel Islands This fief continued to subsist under the lordship of the Barons de Abitabulo and of the House of Prosalendi down to the abolition of feudalism in Corfu in the beginning of the present century. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement In the princely fiefs of the French Crown, and above all in Normandy, they seized on men's minds. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Eager to share in the spoils of Manfred's kingdom, he was going back to France to raise an army from his fiefs and benefices scattered around the country. The Saracen: The Holy War Each of the above-named divisions was again subdivided into baronies and greater fiefs, the holders of which were called 'men of the kingdom.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 In its upper course its branches water two romantic valleys, which formed the ancient fiefs of Ornano and Istria, the seats of powerful lords in the old times. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The laws of the colony were to remain operative, and in effect the grant was "to create a subordinate fief or proprietorship within Virginia." Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 Louis restored to the English crown the provinces of which Philip Augustus had deprived it, and obtained in return the surrender of Henry's rights in Normandy and other fiefs. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History From that time Brittany, the last of the great fiefs to maintain its independence, passed under the power of the king of France. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Imola which had already surrendered to us, was also her fief, but had she commanded its forces in person we would not have taken it so easily. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) The conditions on which these fiefs were held, were homage, and military and other service. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula Hence it is, that the Turkish owner of such a fief builds as little as possible. Principles Of Political Economy He declared all land to be the property of the crown, and merely held in fief by the nominal owners. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Secondly, Edward, through the default of his vassal, took possession of the fief which Balliol had forfeited, and thus became the immediate lord of Balliol's vassals. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII But the ruler of the fief, though courteous to the new-comers, evinced no disposition to show any special cordiality towards humble missionaries unconnected with commerce. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Technically, the whole country was his property, and all its inhabitants his slaves; but each State was divided into districts which were held in fief by the Ôrang Bĕsar, or Great Chiefs. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula There, the principal military fiefs are held in this way. Principles Of Political Economy In fact, her King, Philip of Valois, rather welcomed the opportunity of wresting away Guienne, the last remaining French fief of the English kings. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 He agreed that David's son, Henry, should hold Northumberland, with the exception of the fortresses of Bamborough and of Newcastle, as a fief of the English Crown. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII He set himself to eradicate idolatry throughout his fief with the strong arm, and his fierce intolerance provoked revolts which ended in the destruction of the Christian town at the newly opened free port. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The island was annexed by Great Britain in 1628 and was bestowed in 1680 upon the Codrington family who, for more than 200 years, held it as a kind of feudal fief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Probably the first royal bailiffs or seneschals were the seigniorial bailiffs of certain great fiefs that had been reunited to the crown, their functions still continuing after the annexation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Affairs reached a crisis when Philip laid claim to the county of Melgueil, which the Bishop of Maguelonne held in fief from the holy see. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Flanders was definitely established as one of the richest fiefs of the French crown, in close contact with England. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day These were again subdivided into three classes according to the sizes of their fiefs. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The brothers Joseph, Louis, and Jerome were now no longer Bonapartes, but Napoleons, ruling as Joseph Napoleon, Louis Napoleon, Jerome Napoleon, over their respective fiefs. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) Englishmen were dismissed from the Scottish court, their fiefs were confiscated, and an alliance was concluded with Philip IV., king of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Adjebeg received in fief the valley which still bears his name. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The final renunciation of France of her rights over her old fiefs was bound also to consolidate Belgian unity, the link binding the provinces to the Empire being purely nominal. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day They did not hesitate to confiscate fiefs, to pronounce sentence of exile, or even to condemn to death. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Leo IX., who was a strong believer in its genuineness, granted in 1054 to the Normans their conquests in Sicily and Calabria, to be held as a fief of the Roman see. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Boniface received Thessalonica as a fief from the emperor, and was appointed commander of the forces which were to march to the conquest of Greece. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The electors are exempted from all payments on receiving their fiefs from their sovereign. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The fief of the duchy goes with it. Jonah and Co. The most uncompromising conservatives of the fief issued a manifesto justifying their refusal, and, as evidence of their sincerity, committed suicide. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era A Count was I, of Erling’s race, O’er Timsberg’s rich fief I lorded; That filled me with pride, and my will I would have, Though my will with no law accorded. Alf the Freebooter Little Danneved and Swayne Trost and other Ballads If he agrees to become my vassal, and to receive Holy Baptism, I will give him half of Spain as a fief. The Book of Romance The Queen eagerly listened to suspicions, skilfully awakened, that Urban meditated the resumption of the fief of Naples, and its grant to the rival house of Hungary. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 On the expiration of the legal term, two fiefs were decreed to be confiscated. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History At that time the most powerful fiefs in Japan were Satsuma and Choshu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era When the lineage is beyond the sixth degree, the heirs of the cadets have to do homage to the heirs of the eldest or to whomsoever has acquired the fief. On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay At this answer William grew red with rage, and holding out a wand he said to the King, 'I give you back your fief. The Book of Romance All fraudulent resignations of fiefs by vassals, with intent to attack their lords, are declared void. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 This prince, besides his French fiefs, possessed the yet more important territories now known as Belgium and the Netherlands. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Another formidable force was organized to attack Choshu, but it halted at Osaka and sent envoys to announce the punishment of the rebellious fief, to which announcements the fief paid not the least attention. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era That the first-named nobleman joined the party of Gustavus before the end of the year we know from his letter of thanks for a fief of which he received the investure. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 Even before the opening of the war the nobles had begun to be paid for their military services and no longer furnished troops as a condition of holding fiefs. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe He granted Robert and his son the fiefs which belonged to him in France, especially that of Nevers, and promised to give him investiture of the County of Flanders. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Altogether, during his reign, he brought eleven provinces under the direct government of the crown—Brittany being the only great fief which at his death remained independent. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Hitherto, each feudatory had assessed and collected taxes within his fief according to his own free-will, had exercised the right of legislation, and had held the command of all troops within his territories. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era If she bound herself to these conditions, the Emperor, in return, promised to cancel her exile from his fiefs with the sole exception of Wirtemberg. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg He agreed to make the decision on condition that the one whom he selected should hold Scotland as a fief from the English king. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Thompson found that amusing, if almost inevitable; once Imperial nobility embraced something new, most of the people in their fiefs followed suit. Teams A Terran Empire story Once all this was made public and he was openly heir to a major fief, he'd be kept out of unusually difficult situations. The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel But instead of performing that duty the Meiji statesmen saw themselves compelled to follow the evil example set by the fiefs in past times. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era If the heir to a fief marries a ruling noble, @ forfeits all claim to the fief @ was to inherit, and the next oldest child becomes heir. Concordance A Terran Empire concordance He declared that Balliol had forfeited his fief through treason, and that consequently the English king had become the immediate lord of the Scotch nobles, whom he forced to do him homage. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe It was found that during the reign of Albany many of these possessions had been alienated, made into fiefs, and bestowed upon the leaders of the faction which supported the Regent. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets High Teton's not going to be a normal fief, Ivan; all of the top people are going to be Sealed. The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel The law of property was almost entirely synonymous with that of fiefs. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era NOBILITY, RULING: Those born to rule Imperial fiefs, except that the first ruling noble in a new fief will be named by the Sovereign. Concordance A Terran Empire concordance All these districts were held as fiefs of other lords. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The allies insisted on the unconditional surrender of Novara, while Charles VIII. asked for the restitution of Genoa as an ancient fief of the French crown. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 She wished she could tell everyone here about her Family, and fief, and coming grandchild, but that would have to wait … "Do you have an understanding chaplain yet?" The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel Not only could women be dowered with, or inherit, fiefs, and transmit a legal title to them to their own children, but a childless woman was even fully empowered to adopt an heir. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era If the fief left vacant is a Sector, a Ranger will take the position temporarily. Concordance A Terran Empire concordance Land granted upon the terms mentioned was said to be "infeudated" and was called a fief. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Five years afterwards Pope Innocent VIII., having quarrelled with King Ferrante, invited Charles VIII. to invade Naples, and offered him the investiture of this important fief of the Church. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 I leave to him my lands and fiefs. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race For an adulteress the punishment was no severer, except that if she possessed a fief, the whole of it was confiscated. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era These may be named by any ruling noble within @'s fief and will have whatever status the Imperial noble determines. Concordance A Terran Empire concordance The result was that little was left to the original and still nominal owner of the fief except the services and dues to which the practical owner, the vassal, had agreed in receiving it. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe In this he was supported by the Emperor Maximilian, who sent an imperious order to Louis forbidding him to assume the title, on pain of forfeiting his fief of Asti. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Half of Spain shall be his fief; the other half is for Count Roland. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race These would often be pursued into the fiefs where they had taken refuge, and much disorder resulted. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Should a ruling noble die without an heir, the Heir to the next higher fief takes over until the Sovereign can select a new ruler. Concordance A Terran Empire concordance It was customarily much heavier when the one succeeding to the fief was not the son of the former holder but a nephew or more distant relative. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe "Lorraine," he said, "was too noble and valuable a fief to descend in the family on the spindle side." Margaret of Anjou Makers of History You, sirs, return to our fair France, greet well my wife, guard my son Baldwin, and defend his fief!” Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race Looking back to remote centuries, they may well have imagined that the unification of the empire under one supreme ruler, administering as well as governing, was not incompatible with the existence of the fiefs. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era For some years they held together, because Henry III. opposed the accession of any of them, claiming the Principality as a lapsed fief under a treaty made with the last prince, David ap Llywelyn. Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures The right did not exist in the case of all fiefs and it varied greatly in amount. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe In the reign of Henry I. Robert of Meulan, son of Roger of Beaumont, but called from the French fief of his mother, is the most prominent person after the King himself and Anselm. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine She would give back the fiefs if she knew that they had been misplaced—that any right had been violated. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus They were persuaded to surrender their fiefs to the Throne and to ask for reorganization under a uniform system of law. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era "Señor of all the domains, fiefs, keeps and marshes of Warren of Kentucky——" Jarvis. The Ghost Breaker A Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts It was originally the payment for a new grant of the land at a time when fiefs were not generally held hereditarily. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe And they perished for ever when Normandy and Maine, instead of external fiefs, became incorporated provinces of the French kingdom. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine There are many things that I would know—the fiefs—the ancient nobles—Carlotta. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus They scattered among the fiefs of the most powerful provincial nobles, who received them hospitably and granted them liberal revenues. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Whew—— "Señor of all the domains, fiefs, keeps and marshes of Warren of Kentucky—" Princess. The Ghost Breaker A Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts He went so far as to hand England over to Innocent III and receive it back as a fief, thus becoming the vassal of the pope. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe This is an ancient fief of the Malaspina House, and still in the possession of the Marquis of that name. New Italian sketches And she hath never spoken of the many fiefs from which they came not—withheld by command of their jealous nobles. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus If the Satsuma men thus received a conclusive lesson as to the superiority of Western armaments, the Choshu fief was destined to be similarly instructed not long afterwards. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era At the coronation of Hugh Capet, Normandy ceased to be the Land of Pirates, and became the mightiest and noblest fief of the French crown, its most loyal and most daring vassal. The Story of Rouen The purpose of the register is to record the terms upon which each of these knights held his fief. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe He revived ruined kingdoms and restored fiefs that had fallen in. The Sayings Of Confucius The citizens and the nearer peasants hold her in love and reverence: but those of the larger casals and fiefs—the ancient nobles, have the power; and few of these are in her court. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus For them, the preservation of the fief had always been the prime object of interest and fealty. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era This fief of the Earl of Leicester was but one of the many acquisitions by which Philip Augustus gradually bought out the feudal barons and made sure of Normandy. The Story of Rouen The arrow indicates a lord of whom the vassal held one or more fiefs. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Coming to Lake Debo, a fief of the Niger, we enter a sea of grass. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure "Nay—but to prove how thou art in my grace—with rich fiefs and holdings in this land for which thou hast spent thy service right royally." The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus The attitude of this great fief had always been an object of keen solicitude to Yoritomo. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It held fiefs not only in the city, but in the Forêt Verte outside, and lands all over the province, with the right of nomination to very many livings. The Story of Rouen |
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