Fenny
(Fen"ny) a. [AS. fennig.] Pertaining to, or inhabiting, a fen; abounding in fens; swampy; boggy. "Fenny snake." Shak.

Fenowed
(Fen"owed) a. [AS. fynig musty, fynegean to become musty or filthy: cf. fennig fenny, muddy, dirty, fr. fen fen. Cf. Finew.] Corrupted; decayed; moldy. See Vinnewed. [Obs.] Dr. Favour.

Fensi-ble
(Fen"si-ble) a. Fencible. [Obs.] Spenser.

Fen-sucked
(Fen"-sucked`) a. Sucked out of marches. "Fen-sucked fogs." Shak.

Fenugreek
(Fen"u*greek) n. [L. faenum Graecum, lit., Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. Fennel.] (Bot.) A plant (trigonella Fœnum Græcum) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which are "now only used for giving false importance to horse medicine and damaged hay." J. Smith (Pop. Names of Plants, 1881).

Feod
(Feod) n. A feud. See 2d Feud. Blackstone.

Feodal
(Feod"al) a. Feudal. See Feudal.

Feodality
(Feo*dal"i*ty) n. Feudal tenure; the feudal system. See Feudality. Burke.

Feodary
(Feod"a*ry) n.

1. An accomplice.

Art thou a feodary for this act?
Shak.

2. (Eng. Law) An ancient officer of the court of wards. Burrill.

Feodatory
(Feod"a*to*ry) n. See Feudatory.

Feoff
(Feoff) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feoffed (#); p. pr. & vb. n.. Feoffing.] [OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F. fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See Fief.] (Law) To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal hereditament to; to enfeoff.

Feoff
(Feoff), n. (Law) A fief. See Fief.


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