noun
- Plural of feu; a perpetual lease of land in Scotland, in which the tenant pays a fixed annual rent (feu duty) to the landlord.
Usage: Scottish legal term; historical
Examples
- The Scottish landowner granted several feus to local farmers.
- Under the old system, feus were a common way to hold property in Scotland.
- The feus required annual payments known as feu duties.
- Many historic properties in Edinburgh were originally held as feus.