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feud

1

[ fyood ]

noun

  1. Also called blood feud. a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations.
  2. a bitter quarrel or contention:

    a feud between labor and management.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in a feud.

feud

2

[ fyood ]

feud

1

/ ː /

noun

  1. long and bitter hostility between two families, clans, or individuals; vendetta
  2. a quarrel or dispute
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verb

  1. intr to take part in or carry on a feud
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

feud

2

/ ː /

noun

  1. feudal law land held in return for service
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Word History and Origins

Origin of feud1

1300–50; variant of fead ( a misread as u ), Middle English fede < Middle French fe ( i ) de < Old High German ŧ󾱻岹; cognate with Old English ǣٳ enmity. See foe, -th 1

Origin of feud2

1605–15; < Medieval Latin feudum, variant of feodum. See fee
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Word History and Origins

Origin of feud1

C13 fede , from Old French feide , from Old High German ŧ󾱻岹 ; related to Old English æٳ hostility; see foe

Origin of feud2

C17: from Medieval Latin feodum , of Germanic origin; see fee
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Police have arrested and charged eight more people, aged 16 to 38, in an investigation into an ongoing gangland feud.

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That was the moment 934 days of chaos began, and transformed what was an intense rivalry between two families into a bitter feud.

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But even minor issues can sometimes spark a deadly feud - for example a remark by a politician in the capital.

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A separate feud has been brewing after a judge said he could hold the Trump administration in contempt for its "wilful disregard" of his order barring deportation flights.

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The president has long sought more control over interest rates and has feuded with Powell over his resistance to White House pressure on the rates.

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