feoffment
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They cannot, they say, help her to her "conjunct feoffment" while her brother makes war on them, and she knows not where any other help may be got.
From Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries by J. M. (Jean Mary) Stone
There can be no question of differences of feoffment.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
They deal almost exclusively with the case of a feoffment made by the lord to a villain and his heirs, and give the feoffee an action only on the ground of implied manumission.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
But the warranty of the lord and the feoffment were necessary as a rule.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
Tenements created by way of beneficial feoffment are in general easily recognised.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
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