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Definition of Blood feud
1. Noun. A feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other.
Definition of Blood feud
1. Noun. A feud between clans or families; vendetta ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blood Feud
Literary usage of Blood feud
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I by Frederick Pollock, Frederic William Maitland (1899)
"... some of whom are bound by the sacred tie of blood-feud more closely to those
who stand outside than to those who stand inside the proprietary group. ..."
2. Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart (1913)
"CHAPTER XV THE BLOOD-FEUD IN Corsica, when a man is wronged by another, public
sentiment requires that he redress his own grievance, and that his family and ..."
3. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1895)
"In order to guard against this recrudescence of the blood-feud, it was enacted
that any one who, after he had received the composition for a slaughtered ..."
4. The Primitive Family in Its Origin and Development by Carl Nicolai Starcke (1889)
"... household among Brazilians—Tattooing a bond of union—Likewise a distinctive
mark—Obligation of blood-feud—Slaves and freemen—Undeveloped clans—Forbidden ..."
5. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I by Frederick Pollock, Frederic William Maitland (1899)
"... some of whom are bound by the sacred tie of blood-feud more closely to those
who stand outside than to those who stand inside the proprietary group. ..."
6. Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart (1913)
"CHAPTER XV THE BLOOD-FEUD IN Corsica, when a man is wronged by another, public
sentiment requires that he redress his own grievance, and that his family and ..."
7. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1895)
"In order to guard against this recrudescence of the blood-feud, it was enacted
that any one who, after he had received the composition for a slaughtered ..."
8. The Primitive Family in Its Origin and Development by Carl Nicolai Starcke (1889)
"... household among Brazilians—Tattooing a bond of union—Likewise a distinctive
mark—Obligation of blood-feud—Slaves and freemen—Undeveloped clans—Forbidden ..."
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