HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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A grant of land given by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service is called ____
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Convent
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Monastery
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Fief
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Divine Right of King
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A fief (/fiːf/; Latin: feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or “in fee” in return for a form of feudal allegiance, services, and/or payments.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fief – land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service and loyalty.
Detailed explanation-3: -fiefs: Heritable property or rights granted by an overlord to a vassal.
Detailed explanation-4: -fief, in European feudal society, a vassal’s source of income, held from his lord in exchange for services. The fief constituted the central institution of feudal society. feudalism.
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