Fine

Fine Fine (f[imac]n), n. [OE. fin, L. finis end, also in LL., a final agreement or concord between the lord and his vassal; a sum of money paid at the end, so as to make an end of a transaction, suit, or prosecution; mulct; penalty; cf. OF. fin end, settlement, F. fin end. See {Finish}, and cf. {Finance}.] 1. End; conclusion; termination; extinction. [Obs.] ``To see their fatal fine.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Is this the fine of his fines? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct. [1913 Webster]

3. (Law) (a) (Feudal Law) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal. --Spelman. (b) (Eng. Law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease. [1913 Webster]

{Fine for alienation} (Feudal Law), a sum of money paid to the lord by a tenant whenever he had occasion to make over his land to another. --Burrill.

{Fine of lands}, a species of conveyance in the form of a fictitious suit compromised or terminated by the acknowledgment of the previous owner that such land was the right of the other party. --Burrill. See {Concord}, n., 4.

{In fine}, in conclusion; by way of termination or summing up. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Minute, small, little, comminuted, Defecate, purify, refine / Clear, pure, unadulterated / Showy, garish, gay, flashy, airy, sparkish, stilted, Mulct, amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty / Slender, delicate, capillary, Amerce, mulct, impose a fine upon, punish by a fine / Light, of delicate material, of fine texture / Keen, sharp / Thin, subtile, tenuous, attenuated / Exquisite, nice, refined / Excellent, superior, very good / Brilliant, accomplished / Beautiful, handsome, splendid, elegant

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fine — (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n [ e]r); superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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