| 释义 |
† ˈfeeman Obs.
Also feman.
[f. fee n.2 + man n.1]
A vassal.
1517Will of Grigge (Somerset Ho.), One of the Feemen wt our soveraigne Lord⊇ the Kyng.
Hence ˈfeemanly, as befits a vassal. feemanship, the state or condition of a vassal.
1509in Walbran Mem. Fountains Abbey (Surtees Soc.) 233 And also he shall kepe upon the saide graunge, trewly and femanlye, lx kye..His office or service of husbandry and femanshipe. |