feoffee
[ fef-ee, fee-fee ]
/ ˈfɛf i, fiˈfi /
noun
a person invested with a fief.
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Origin of feoffee
OTHER WORDS FROM feoffee
feoff·ee·ship, nounWords nearby feoffee
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Example sentences from the Web for feoffee
After the death of the feoffee the grant reverted to the State; and the governor thereupon disposed of it anew.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes|Toms de ComynExcept in the cases, comparatively rare before the statute Quia Emptores, in which the feoffee is to hold of the feoffors lord.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William MaitlandJohn Hand was a feoffee for many years, and during his time executed, as was usual, the office of collector or treasurer.
British Dictionary definitions for feoffee
feoffee
/ (fɛˈfiː, fiːˈfiː) /
noun
(in feudal society) a vassal granted a fief by his lord
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