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feoff

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feoff [fiːf] Medieval history
n
(Historical Terms) a variant spelling of fief
vb
(Historical Terms) (tr) to invest with a benefice or fief
[from Anglo-French feoffer, from feoff a fief]
feoffor , feoffer n
feoff
fief.
See also: Property and Ownership
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Noun1.feoff - a piece of land held under the feudal system
fief
acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
Translations
feoff
n (old, form, = land) → Lehen nt


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