arriere fee

noun

ar·​ri·​ere fee

variants or arriere fief

ˈarēˌer-

: a fee or fief dependent on a fee : a fee held of a feudatory : subfief

Word History

Etymology

Middle French arriere fie, arriere fief, from Old French arierefief, from ariere, arriere behind + fief fee

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