knight's fee

noun

A kind of land tenure requiring military service to the land's chief lord as an obligation to maintain possession.

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Meanings

nounknight's fee (plural knights' fees)

plural knights' fees

  1. historicallawA kind of land tenure requiring military service to the land's chief lord as an obligation to maintain possession.
  2. historicallawThe specific amount of land giving rise to such requirements generally, being sometimes a hide or less and sometimes six or more hides.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
knight service

Translations

Polish opłata rycerska
  • opłata rycerskaTranslations
Spanish caballería
  • caballeríaTranslations
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APA

knight's fee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knight's%20fee

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“knight's fee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knight's%20fee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knight's fee,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knight's%20fee.

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