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Under the system of Feudalism , a fiefdom, '''fief''', '''feud''', '''feoff''', or '''fee''', often consisted of Inheritable lands or revenue-producing property granted by a Liege Lord in return for a form of allegiance, originally to give him the means to fulfill his military duties when called upon. However anything of value could be held in fief, such as an office, a right of exploitation (e.g., hunting, fishing) or any other type of revenue, rather than the land it comes from. EQUIVALENTS ELSEWHERE While many other cultures have known, or sometimes still know, a form of feudalism, the historical development of property rights is highly complex and precise traditions vary, so the terms can at best be considered equivalent, never synonymous.
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