feu n
a a feudal tenure of land for which rent was paid in money or grain instead of by the performance of military service
2 (Scots law) a right to the use of land in return for a fixed annual payment (feu duty)
(C15: from Old French; see fee)
feu de joie (French) n pl , feux de joie a salute of musketry fired successively by each man in turn along a line and back
(C18: literally: fire of joy)
pot-au-feu (French) n
1 a traditional French stew of beef and vegetables
2 the large earthenware casserole in which this is cooked
(literally: pot on the fire)