knights' fees

A form of knight's fee — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of knight's fee
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APA

knights' fees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knights'%20fees

MLA

“knights' fees.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knights'%20fees. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knights' fees,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knights'%20fees.

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