- en|feoff|ment
- en|feoff|ment «ehn FEHF muhnt, -FEEF-», noun.1. the act of giving a fee or fief.2. the deed that gives a person the fee of an estate.3. the estate obtained in this way.
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feoff|ment — «FEHF muhnt, FEEF », noun. the act of investing with a fief or fee … Useful english dictionary
feoff — en·feoff; en·feoff·ment; feoff; feoff·ee; feoff·ment; feoff·er; … English syllables
feoffment — feoff·ment (fĕfʹmənt, fēfʹ ) n. Law A grant of lands as a fee. [Middle English feffement, from Anglo Norman feoffement, from feoffer, to put in legal possession, from Old French fief, fief. See … Universalium
feoffment — feoff·ment … English syllables
feoffment — feoff•ment [[t]ˈfɛf mənt, ˈfif [/t]] n. why the granting of a fief … From formal English to slang
enfeoffment — en·feoff·ment … English syllables
enfeoff — en•feoff [[t]ɛnˈfɛf, ˈfif[/t]] v. t. why to invest with a freehold estate in land • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME enfe(o)ffen < AF enfe(o)ffer= en I+ OF fiefer, fiever, der. of fief fief en•feoff′ment, n … From formal English to slang
Enfeoffment — En*feoff ment, n. (Law) (a) The act of enfeoffing. (b) The instrument or deed by which one is invested with the fee of an estate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feoffment — Feoff ment, n. [OF. feoffement, fieffement; cf. LL. feoffamentum.] (Law) (a) The grant of a feud or fee. (b) (Eng. Law) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession. Burrill.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infeoffment — In*feoff ment, n. (Law) See {Enfeoffment}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
