fiar

1 of 2

noun (1)

fi·​ar

ˈfēər

plural -s

Scots law

: one in whom the fee simple of an estate is vested subject to a liferent

fiar

2 of 2

noun (2)

"

plural -s

1

Scottish : price, standard

2

fiars also fiars prices plural : prices of grain in Scotland fixed for the year by law

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English (Scots dialect) fiar, fear, from fe fee + -ar -er

Noun (2)

Middle English feor, from Old French fuer, feor market price, price, from Latin forum market

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