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'''Fief-rent''' was an amount of money (either in [[coinage|cash]] or [[kind]]) owed by a [[fief|fiefholder]] to his [[liege]] lord, generally either a percentage of the total production or a flat amount.

This is not to be confused with [[leal service]], which often took the form of specific duties to be performed.

[[Tax]]es are similar, but slightly different.  In particular, the fief-rent was a part of the personal [[feudal]] relationship between [[vassal]] and [[suzerain]] and usually specifically spelled out in the terms of [[fealty]]; taxes were paid by persons not in a direct relationship with a lord.

[[category:Feudalism]]