feud Copy link Outline I. A quarrel1. sĭmultas (resulting from some offence)2. ĭnĭmīcĭtia (most gen. term)3. ŏdium (the strongest word)II. Tech. t. of feudalism; a fief • feud: I. A quarrel: 1. sĭmultas (resulting from some offence): a f. of old standing, vetus s., Just.: to be at f. with any one, s. exercere cum aliquo, Cic.; s. gerere, Quint.: to cherish a f., s. nutrire, Tac.: to lay aside a f., s. deponere, Cic.: v. quarrel. 2. ĭnĭmīcĭtia (most gen. term): often in pl.: there, was an old-standing f. between him and ..., erant ei veteres in. cum ..., Cic.: so, intercedebant ei, etc., Cic.: to surrender one's private f.s for one's country's good, in. suas patriae donare, Cic. Fam. 5, 4: v. hatred, animosity. 3. ŏdium (the strongest word): v. hatred. II. Tech. t. of feudalism; a fief: *feudum: to confer a f., feudum dare, feudo investire (of formal investiture), Lib. Feud.: to accept a f., f. accipere, acquirere, ib.: to hold as a f., pro f. tenere, ib.: to divest of a f., feudo devestire, ib.: a king's or chief f., regis or capitaneum f., ib.