enfeoff
[ en-fef, -feef ]
/ ɛnˈfɛf, -ˈfif /
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verb (used with object)
to invest with a freehold estate in land.
to give as a fief.
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Origin of enfeoff
OTHER WORDS FROM enfeoff
en·feoff·ment, nounWords nearby enfeoff
en famille, enfant perdu, enfant sauvage, enfant terrible, enfeeble, enfeoff, en fête, enfetter, enfever, Enfield, Enfield rifle
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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.
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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
Derived forms of enfeoff
enfeoffment, nounWord Origin for enfeoff
C14: from Anglo-French enfeoffer; see fief
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