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
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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| —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 | |
| en'feoffment | |
| —n | |
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