(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

feosol

(n) trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia

dostoyevsky

(n) Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881), Syn. Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Dostoevski, Dostoevsky, Feodor Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, Feodor Dostoevski, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, Dostoevski, Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski, Fyodor Dostoevsky

fief

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

kerensky

(n) Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1881-1970), Syn. Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky

urban viii

(n) Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644), Syn. Maffeo Barberini

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 ]

Feod

n. A feud. See 2d Feud. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feodal

a. Feudal. See Feudal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feodality

n. Feudal tenure; the feudal system. See Feudality. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feodary

n. 1. An accomplice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Art thou a feodary for this act? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eng. Law) An ancient officer of the court of wards. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Feodatory

n. See Feudatory. [ 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.

Infeodation

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

Infeoff

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

Infeoffment

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

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