en·feoff ( n-f f , -ff)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. |
enfeoffment
1. the act of investing with an estate held in fee.
2. the deed that enfeoffs.
3. the possession of a fief or estate held in fee.
See also: Property and Ownership
2. the deed that enfeoffs.
3. the possession of a fief or estate held in fee.
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| Noun | 1. | enfeoffment - under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service deed, deed of conveyance, title - a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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