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 ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

enfeoff

(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

fief

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

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