feuar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots feuar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfjuːə(ɹ)/
Homophone: fewer

Noun

feuar (plural feuars)

(Scotland, property law, historical) One who holds a feu.
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  These out-field spots were selected by any feuar at his own choice, amongst the sheep-walks and hills which were always annexed to the Township

References

“feuar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Scots

Etymology

feu +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfjuːər]

Noun

feuar (plural feuars)

(law) one who holds land in feu

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