·noun A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place of military services, makes a return in grain or in money.
·- A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·noun A dish of broth, meat, and vegetables prepared by boiling in a pot, — a dish ·esp. commo...
A salute fired by musketry on occasions of public rejoicing, so that it should pass from man to man ...
The Sailor's Word-Book