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estate vs fief

fief vs estate

estate and fief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
estate Yes No No No
fief Yes No No No
As nouns, fief is a hyponym of estate; that is, fief is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than estate:
  • estate: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
  • fief: a piece of land held under the feudal system
Other hyponyms of estate include freehold, glebe, leasehold, smallholding, homestead, feoff, barony, countryseat, Crown land, manor, seigneury, seigniory, signory, hacienda, plantation, entail.
estate (noun) fief (noun)
a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights a piece of land held under the feudal system
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
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