1. A fief or fee; an estate in land held in feudal tenure.
Usage: archaic; historical; also spelled 'fief' or 'fee'

Examples

• The knight received a feod from the king in exchange for military service.
• Medieval lords granted feods to their vassals as a form of compensation.
• The feod was passed down through generations of the noble family.
• Under feudalism, a feod represented both land and the obligations attached to it.