feuars
/ˈfjuːərz/
noun
- In Scottish law, people who hold land under a feudal tenure, paying a fixed annual rent (feu duty) instead of providing military service.
- In old Scotland, feuars had the right to pass their land to their children.
- The village was made up of several feuars who farmed small plots.
- The feuars of the estate paid their annual dues to the lord each harvest.