Difference between revisions of "On the kiep fief"

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* '''kip:''' (''Dutch'') hen
 
* '''kip:''' (''Dutch'') hen
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* '''kip:'''  dive, brothel (Irish usage)
  
 
* '''fief:''' land held in fee → Dublin was held by its citizens in fief of the English crown → [[Vico]] discusses fiefs in Roman history
 
* '''fief:''' land held in fee → Dublin was held by its citizens in fief of the English crown → [[Vico]] discusses fiefs in Roman history

Latest revision as of 17:05, 30 May 2012

  • on the qui vive: alert; on the look-out
  • keep: the innermost or strongest part of a castle
  • kip: (Dutch) hen
  • kip: dive, brothel (Irish usage)
  • fief: land held in fee → Dublin was held by its citizens in fief of the English crown → Vico discusses fiefs in Roman history