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enfeoff
en·feoff
/
ɛnˈfɛf, -ˈfif
/
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[
en-
fef
, -
feef
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to invest with a freehold estate in land.
2.
to give as a fief.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
enfe
(
o
)
ffen
<
Anglo-French
enfe
(
o
)
ffer,
equivalent to
en-
-en-
1
+
Old French
fiefer, fiever,
derivative of
fief
fief
Related forms
en·feoff·ment,
noun
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enfeoff
(ɪnˈfiːf)
—
vb
1.
property law
to invest (a person) with possession of a freehold estate in land
2.
(in feudal society) to take (someone) into vassalage by giving a fee or fief in return for certain services
[C14: from Anglo-French
enfeoffer;
see
fief
]
en'feoffment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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