Webster's Dictionary 1913

1135

Feudalist

Feu″dal‐ist, n. An upholder of feudalism.

1136

Feudality

Feu‐dal″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. féodalité.] The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution. Burke.

1137

Feudalization

Feu′dal‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act of reducing to feudal tenure.

1138

Feudalize

Feu″dal‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Feudalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Feudalizing (?).] To reduce to a feudal tenure; to conform to feudalism.

1139

Feudally

Feu″dal‐ly, adv. In a feudal manner.

1140

Feudary

Feu″da‐ry (?), a. [LL. feudarius, fr. feudum. See 2d Feud.] Held by, or pertaining to, feudal tenure.

1141

Feudary (2)

Feu″da‐ry, n. 1. A tenant who holds his lands by feudal service; a feudatory. Foxe.2. A feodary. See Feodary.

1142

Feudatary

Feu″da‐ta‐ry (?), a. & n. [LL. feudatarius: cf. F. feudataire.] See Feudatory.

1143

Feudatory

Feu″da‐to‐ry (?), n.; pl.Feudatories (�). A tenant or vassal who held his lands of a superior on condition of feudal service; the tenant of a feud or fief.The grantee... was sty...

1144

Feudatory (2)

Feu″da‐to‐ry, a. Held from another on some conditional tenure; as, a feudatory title. Bacon.

1145

Feudist

Feud″ist (?), n. [Cf. F. feudiste.] A writer on feuds; a person versed in feudal law. Spelman.

1146

Feuillants

‖Feu′illants″ (?), n. pl. A reformed branch of the Bernardines, founded in 1577 at Feuillans, near Toulouse, in France.

1147

Feuillemort

Feuille″mort′ (?), a. [F. feuille morte a dead leaf.] Having the color of a faded leaf. Locke.

1148

Feuilleton

‖Feu′ille‐ton″ (? or?), n. [F., from feulle leaf.] A part of a French newspaper (usually the bottom of the page), devoted to light literature, criticism, etc.; also, the article...

1149

Feuilltonist

Feuill″ton‐ist (?), n. [F. feuilletoniste.] A writer of feuilletons. F. Harrison.

1150

feuter

feu″ter (�), v. t. [OE. feutre rest for a lance, OF. feutre, fautre, feltre, felt, cushion, rest for a lance, fr. LL. filtrum, feltrum; of German origin, and akin to E. felt. Se...

1151

Feuterer

Feu″ter‐er (?), n. [Either fr. G. fütterer feeder, or corrupted fr. OF. vautrier, vaultrier; fr. vaultre, viautre, a kind of hound, fr. L. vertragus, vertraga, a greyhound. The ...

1152

Fever

Fe″ver (?), n. [OE. fever, fefer, AS. fefer, fefor, L. febris: cf. F. fièvre. Cf. Febrile.] 1. (Med.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of t...

1153

Fever (2)

Fe″ver, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fevered (–vẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Fevering.] To put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip.The white hand of a lady fever thee. Shak.

1154

Feveret

Fe″ver‐et (–ĕt), n. A slight fever. Ayliffe.

1155

Feverfew

Fe″ver‐few (–fū), n. [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See fever, Fugitive, and cf. Febrifuge.] (Bot.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, orChrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camo...

1156

Feverish

Fe″ver‐ish, a. 1. Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish.2. Indicating, or ...

1157

Feverous

Fe″ver‐ous (?), a. [Cf.F. fiévreux.] 1. Affected with fever or ague; feverish.His heart, love's feverous citadel. Keats.2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fever; as, a f...

1158

Feverously

Fe″ver‐ous‐ly, adv. Feverishly. Donne.

1159

Feverwort

Fe″ver‐wort′ (?), n. See Fever root, under Fever.

1160

Fevery

Fe″ver‐y (–y̆), a. Feverish. B. Jonson.

1161

Few

Few (fū), a. [Compar.Fewer (?); superl.Fewest.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. feá, pl. feáwe; akin to OS. fāh, OHG. fōfao, Icel. fār, Sw. få, pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, ...