Webster's Dictionary 1913

919

Feod

Feod (?), n. A feud. See 2d Feud. Blackstone.

920

Feodal

Feod″al (?), a. Feudal. See Feudal.

921

Feodality

Feo‐dal″i‐ty (?), n. Feudal tenure; the feudal system. See Feudality. Burke.

922

Feodary

Feod″a‐ry (?), n. 1. An accomplice.Art thou a feodary for this act? Shak.2. (Eng. Law) An ancient officer of the court of wards. Burrill.

923

Feodatory

Feod″a‐to‐ry (?), n. See Feudatory.

924

Feoff

Feoff (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Feoffed (#); p. pr. & vb. n.. Feoffing.] [OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F. fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See Fief.] (La...

925

Feoff (2)

Feoff, n.(Law) A fief. See Fief.

926

Feoffee

Feof‐fee″ (?; 277), n. [OF. feoffé.] (Law) The person to whom a feoffment is made; the person enfeoffed.

927

Feoffment

Feoff″ment (?), n. [OF. feoffement, fieffement; cf. LL. feoffamentum.] (Law) (a) The grant of a feud or fee. (b) (Eng. Law) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporea...

928

Feofor

{ Feo″for (?), Feof″fer (?) }, n. [OF. feoour.] (Law) One who enfeoffs or grants a fee.

929

Fer

Fer (?), a. & adv. Far. Chaucer.

930

Fer-de-lance

‖Fer′–de–lance″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake, but has no rattle.

931

Feracious

Fe‐ra″cious (?), a. [L. ferax, -acis, fr. ferre to bear.] Fruitful; producing abundantly. Thomson.

932

Feracity

Fe‐rac″i‐ty (?), n. [L. feracitas.] The state of being feracious or fruitful. Beattie.

933

Feræ

‖Fe″ræ (?), n. pl. [L., wild animals, fem. pl. of ferus wild.] (Zoöl.) A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now...

934

Feræ naturæ

‖Fe″ræ na‐tu″ræ (?). Of a wild nature; — applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property.

935

Feral

Fe″ral (?), a. [L. ferus. See Fierce.] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; — said of beasts, birds, and plants.

936

Feral (2)

Fe″ral, a. [L. feralis, belonging to the dead.] Funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous. “Feral accidents.” Burton.

937

Ferde

Ferde (?), obs.imp. of Fare. Chaucer.

938

Ferding

Fer″ding (?), n. [See Farthing.] A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is supposed to have consisted of a few acres only.

939

Ferdness

Ferd″ness (?), n. [OE. ferd fear. See Fear.] Fearfulness. Chaucer.

940

Fere

Fere (?), n. [OE. fere companion, AS. gefēra, from fēran to go, travel, faran to travel. √78. See Fare.] A mate or companion; — often used of a wife. [Written also fear and feer...

941

Fere (2)

Fere, a. [Cf. L. ferus wild.] Fierce.

942

Fere (3)

Fere, n. [See Fire.] Fire. Chaucer.

943

Fere (4)

Fere, n. [See Fear.] Fear. Chaucer.

944

Fere (5)

Fere, v. t. & i. To fear. Chaucer.

945

Feretory

Fer′e‐to‐ry (?), n. [L. feretrum bier, Gr. �, fr. � to bear, akin to L. ferre, E. bear to support.] A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of s...