Feu"da*ta*ry (?), a. & n. [LL. feudatarius: cf. F. feudataire.] See
Feudatory.
Feu"da*to*ry (?), n.; pl. Feudatories (&?;). A tenant or vassal who
held his lands of a superior on condition of feudal service; the tenant
of a feud or fief.
The grantee . . . was styled the feudatory or vassal.
Blackstone.
[He] had for feudatories great princes.
J. H. Newman.
Feu"da*to*ry, a. Held from another on some conditional tenure; as, a
feudatory title. Bacon.
||Feu` de joie" (?). [F., lit., fire of joy.] A fire kindled in a
||public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of
||joy.
Feud"ist (?), n. [Cf. F. feudiste.] A writer on feuds; a person versed
in feudal law. Spelman.
||Feu`illants" (?), n. pl. A reformed branch of the Bernardines,
||founded in 1577 at Feuillans, near Toulouse, in France.
Feuille"mort` (?), a. [F. feuille morte a dead leaf.] Having the color
of a faded leaf. Locke.
||Feu`ille*ton" (? or ?), n. [F., from feulle leaf.] A part of a French
||newspaper (usually the bottom of the page), devoted to light
||literature, criticism, etc.; also, the article or tale itself, thus
||printed.
Feuill"ton*ist (?), n. [F. feuilletoniste.] A writer of feuilletons. F.
Harrison.
feu"ter (&?;), v. t. [OE. feutre rest for a lance, OF. feutre, fautre,
feltre, felt, cushion, rest for a lance, fr. LL. filtrum, feltrum; of
German origin, and akin to E. felt. See Felt, and cf. Filter.] To set
close; to fix in rest, as a spear. Spenser.
Feu"ter*er (?), n. [Either fr. G. f¸tterer feeder, or corrupted fr. OF.
vautrier, vaultrier; fr. vaultre, viautre, a kind of hound, fr. L.
vertragus, vertraga, a greyhound. The last is of Celtic origin.] A dog
keeper. [Obs.] Massinger.
Fe"ver (?), n. [OE. fever, fefer, AS. fefer, fefor, L. febris: cf. F.
fiËvre. Cf. Febrile.] 1. (Med.) A diseased state of the system, marked
by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement
of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many
diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated
fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever.
Remitting fevers subside or abate at intervals; intermitting fevers
intermit or entirely cease at intervals; continued or continual fevers
neither remit nor intermit.
2. Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of strong
emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this quarrel has set my
blood in a fever.
An envious fever Of pale and bloodless emulation.
Shak.
After life's fitful fever he sleeps well.
Shak.
Brain fever, Continued fever, etc. See under Brain, Continued, etc. --
Fever and ague, a form of fever recurring in paroxysms which are
preceded by chills. It is of malarial origin. -- Fever blister (Med.),
a blister or vesicle often found about the mouth in febrile states; a
variety of herpes. -- Fever bush (Bot.), the wild allspice or spice
bush. See Spicewood. -- Fever powder. Same as Jame's powder. -- Fever
root (Bot.), an American herb of the genus Triosteum (T. perfoliatum);
-- called also feverwort amd horse gentian. -- Fever sore, a carious
ulcer or necrosis. Miner.
Fe"ver, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fevered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fevering.] To
put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip. [R.]
The white hand of a lady fever thee.
Shak.
Fe"ver*et (?), n. A slight fever. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
Fe"ver*few (?), n. [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See fever,
Fugitive, and cf. Febrifuge.] (Bot.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, or
Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided
leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal
qualities.
Fe"ver*ish, a. 1. Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a
moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the
patient is feverish.
2. Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a fever; as,
feverish symptoms.