fee

1. (law) An inheritable estate in land, whether absolute and without limitation to potential heirs (fee simple) or with limitations to particular kinds of heirs (fee tail).

2. (law, historical) A right to the use of a superior's land as a stipend for certain services to be performed, typically military service.historical

3. (law, historical) Synonym of fief: the land so held.Synonyms: fiefhistorical

4. (law, historical) An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of performance of certain services, typically military service.historical

5. (figurative, obsolete) Synonym of possession.Examples: "Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee;"; "What doth the poor man's son inherit? / Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, / A hardy frame, a hardier spirit; / King of two hands, he does his part / In every useful toil and art; / A heritage, it seems to me, / A king might wish to hold in fee."; "Cronshaw had told him that the facts of life mattered nothing to him who by the power of fancy held in fee the twin realms of space and time."Synonyms: possessionfigurativelyobsolete

6. (obsolete) Money paid or bestowed; payment; emolument.obsolete