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medfee
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A quick definition of medfee:
Term: MEDFEE
Definition: Medfee is a word from history that means giving someone a bribe or reward to compensate for something that is not of equal value. It's like giving someone a present to make them do something for you.
A more thorough explanation:
medfee (med-fee). Hist. A bribe or reward; compensation given for things exchanged of unequal value.
- During the Middle Ages, it was common for merchants to offer a medfee to officials in order to avoid paying high taxes.
- A knight might offer a medfee to a lord in exchange for a higher rank or title.
These examples illustrate how a medfee was used as a form of bribery or compensation for something of unequal value. In both cases, the person offering the medfee was seeking to gain an advantage or avoid a disadvantage by offering something of value to the other party.