noun
Etymology: Middle English, from lay (V) + fee
: a fee in land held on condition of the rendering of secular as opposed to religious services — compare frankalmoign , peter's pence
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from lay (V) + fee
: a fee in land held on condition of the rendering of secular as opposed to religious services — compare frankalmoign , peter's pence
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012