To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
To perform physical activity for health or training.
Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.
A right to the use of a superior's land as a stipend for certain services to be performed, typically military service.
An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good that is minor compared to the underlying cost.
Synonym of fief: the land so held.
An inheritable estate in land, whether absolute and without limitation to potential heirs (fee simple) or with limitations to particular kinds of heirs (fee tail).
An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of performance of certain services, typically military service.