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en⋅feoff

  [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; ME enfe(o)ffen < AF enfe(o)ffer, equiv. to en- -en-1 + OF fiefer, fiever, deriv. of fief fief

Related forms:
en⋅feoff⋅ment, noun
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en·feoff   (ěn-fēf', -fěf')   
tr.v.   en·feoffed, en·feoff·ing, en·feoffs
To invest with a feudal estate or fee.

[Middle English enfeffen, from Anglo-Norman enfeoffer : Old French en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + Old French fief, fief; see fee.]
en·feoff'ment n.
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Main Entry: en·feoff
Pronunciation: en-'fef, -'fEf
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French enfeoffer, from Old French en-, causative prefix + fief fief
: to invest (a person) with a freehold estate by feoffment
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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