fi: n. & v. --n. 1 a
payment made to a
professional person or to a professional or
public body in
exchange for advice or services. 2
money paid as
part of a
special transaction, for a
privilege,
admission to a
society, etc. (enrolment fee). 3 (in pl.) money regularly paid (esp. to a school) for continuing services. 4
Law an inherited
estate,
unlimited (fee simple) or
limited (fee tail) as to
the category of
heir. 5
hist. a
fief; a
feudal benefice. --v.tr. (fee'd or feed) 1 pay a fee
to. 2
engage for a fee. [ME f.
AF, = OF
feu, fieu, etc. f. med.L feodum, feudum, perh. f. Frank.:
cf.
FEUD(2), FIEF]