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feoffment


feoff·ment

noun \ˈfef-mənt, ˈfēf-\

Definition of FEOFFMENT

: the granting of a fee

Origin of FEOFFMENT

Middle English feffement, from Anglo-French, from feffer, feoffer to invest with a fee, from fieu, fé fee
First Known Use: 14th century

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