feoffee

[ fef-ee, fee-fee ]

/ ˈfɛf i, fiˈfi /

noun

a person invested with a fief.

Nearby words

fenton, fenugreek, fenuron, feodary, feoff, feoffee, feoffment, feosol, fepa, fepc, fer

Origin of feoffee

1275–1325; Middle English feoffe < Anglo-French, past participle of feoffer to feoff; see -ee

Related forms

feoff·ee·ship, noun

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Examples 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 Comyn
Except 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 Maitland
John Hand was a feoffee for many years, and during his time executed, as was usual, the office of collector or treasurer.
Notes & Queries No. 29, Saturday, May 18, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for feoffee

feoffee

/ (fɛˈfiː, fiːˈfiː) /

noun

(in feudal society) a vassal granted a fief by his lord

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