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Knight's Fee
A portion of land held by custom, sufficient to maintain a
knight to do service as such for the king. William the Conqueror
created 60,000 such fees when he came to England. All who had 20 a year
in lands or income were compelled to be knights.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Knight's Fee from Infoplease:
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