[fiː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services
(e.g: they were faced with legal fees of £3000)

- an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service


Phrases:
- hold something in fee

Origin:
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French feu, fief, from medieval Latin feodum, feudum, ultimately of Germanic origin. Compare with feu, feud, and fief

[fiː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a payment to (someone) in return for services


Phrases:
- hold something in fee

Origin:
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French feu, fief, from medieval Latin feodum, feudum, ultimately of Germanic origin. Compare with feu, feud, and fief