(v) put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society, Example:He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland

enfeoffment

(n) under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service

geoffrey of monmouth

(n) Welsh chronicler who wrote an account of the kings of Britain which is now believed to contain little historical fact but it is a source of the Arthurian legend (circa 1100-1154)

geoffroea

(n) small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America, Syn. genus Geoffroea

power takeoff

(n) a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer), Syn. PTO

takeoff

(n) a departure; especially of airplanes

takeoff

(n) the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

teeoff

(n) the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole

tradeoff

(n) an exchange that occurs as a compromise, Syn. trade-off, Example:I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine

booster

(n) the first stage of a multistage rocket, Syn. booster unit, takeoff rocket, booster rocket, takeoff booster

chanar

(n) thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries, Syn. Geoffroea decorticans, chanal

chaucer

(n) English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400), Syn. Geoffrey Chaucer

fief

(n) a piece of land held under the feudal system, Syn. feoff

parody

(n) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way, Syn. charade, burlesque, travesty, takeoff, sendup, pasquinade, mockery, put-on, spoof, lampoon

parody

(n) humorous or satirical mimicry, Syn. mockery, takeoff

spider monkey

(n) arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail, Syn. Ateles geoffroyi

wilkinson

(n) English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921), Syn. Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Enfeoff

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enfeoffed p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeoffing. ] [ Pref. en- + feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer. ] 1. (Law) To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with a fief or fee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate by the process of feoffment. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The king ] enfeoffed himself to popularity. Shak.

Enfeoffment

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 ]

Feoff

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Feoffed p. pr. & vb. n.. Feoffing. ] [ OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F. fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See Fief. ] (Law) To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal hereditament to; to enfeoff. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feoff

n. (Law) A fief. See Fief. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feoffee

n. [ OF. feoffé. ] (Law) The person to whom a feoffment is made; the person enfeoffed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feoffer

{ , n. [ OF. feoour. ] (Law) One who enfeoffs or grants a fee. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feoffment

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.

Infeoff

v. t. (Law) See Enfeoff. [ 1913 Webster ]

Infeoffment

n. (Law) See Enfeoffment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Take-off

n. 1. An imitation, especially in the way of caricature; -- used with of or on; as, the comedian did a hilarious takeoff on the president. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. The spot at which one takes off; specif., the place from which a jumper rises in leaping. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

The take-off should be selected with great care, and a pit of large dimensions provided on the landing side. Encyc. of Sport. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The beginning of a leap from a surface or a flight into the air, especially the process or event of an airplane leaving the ground and beginning its flight; as, the takeoff of flight CA123 was scheduled for 3:00 PM. [ PJC ]

Trade-off

n. 1. the exchange of one thing (object, right, opportunity) for another of approximately equal value, so as to seal a bargain, or effect a compromise. [ PJC ]

2. the giving up of one desired objective in order to attain another, when both cannot be achieved at the same time; as, the factory workers viewed the trade-off of air quality for jobs as a necessary evil. [ PJC ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

封地

[封地, fēng dì] feudal fiefdom; land held as a vassal in feudal society; enfeoffment #55143

杰夫

[杰夫 / 傑夫, jié fū] Jeff or Geoff (name) #56976

分封制

[分封制, fēn fēng zhì] the feudal system; system of enfeoffment #104420

杰弗里乔叟

[杰弗里乔叟 / 傑弗里喬叟, Jié fú lǐ Qiáo sǒu] Geoffrey Chaucer (English author)

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

離陸

[りりく, ririku] (n, vs) takeoff; (P) #10783

発進

[はっしん, hasshin] (n, vs) departure; takeoff #12722

出航

[しゅっこう, shukkou] (n, vs) departure; sailing; shipping out; putting out to sea; takeoff; leaving port #14653

ピンを撥ねる

[ピンをはねる, pin wohaneru] (exp, v1) (uk) to get a rakeoff; to get a kickback; to take a kickback

短距離離着陸機

[たんきょりりちゃくりくき, tankyoririchakurikuki] (n) plane able to make short takeoffs and landings

離水

[りすい, risui] (n, vs) (seaplane's) takeoff

離着陸

[りちゃくりく, richakuriku] (n, vs) takeoff and landing; (P)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Abflug { m } | Abflüge { pl } | eine Stunde vor Abflug

takeoff; take-off | takeoffs | an hour before take-off

Abtriebsseite { f }

power takeoff side; output end

Arzt { m }; Ärztin { f }; Mediziner { m }; Medizinerin { f } | Ärzte { pl }; Ärztinnen; Mediziner { pl }; Medizinerinnen { pl } | zum Arzt gehen | Arzt im Praktikum (AiP); Assistent im ersten Jahr | Jungassistent { m } | Altassistent { m }

Belehnter { m }

feoffee

Belehnte { f }

feoff

Fernmeldeoffizier { m } [ mil. ]

chiffre officer

Marineoffizier { m }

naval officer

Seeoffizier { m }

naval officer

Start { m } (Flugzeug)

takeoff

Tausch { m }

tradeoff

Verladeoffizier { m }

embarkation officer

Amazonas-Delfin { m }; Amazonas-Flussdelfin { m }; Boto; Inia; Bufeo; Tonina; Rosa-Delfin { m }; Rosa-Flussdelfin { m } [ zool. ]

Amazon river dolphin; Boto; Bufeo; Tonina; pink river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)

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