enfeoff
[ en-fef, -feef ]
verb (used with object)
to invest with a freehold estate in land.
to give as a fief.
Origin of enfeoff
1Other words from enfeoff
- en·feoff·ment, noun
Words Nearby enfeoff
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How to use enfeoff in a sentence
Then bade the king enfeoff Siegfried, the youth, with land and castles, as he himself had done.
The Nibelungenlied | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for enfeoff
enfeoff
/ (ɪnˈfiːf) /
verb(tr)
property law to invest (a person) with possession of a freehold estate in land
(in feudal society) to take (someone) into vassalage by giving a fee or fief in return for certain services
Origin of enfeoff
1C14: from Anglo-French enfeoffer; see fief
Derived forms of enfeoff
- enfeoffment, noun
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