enfeoff

verb

en·feoff in-ˈfef

-ˈfēf

en-

enfeoffed; enfeoffing; enfeoffs

transitive verb

: to invest with a fief or fee

enfeoffment

in-ˈfef-mənt

-ˈfēf-

en-

noun

Word History

Etymology

Middle English enfeoffen, from Anglo-French enfeffer, enfeoffer, from en- + fé, fief fief

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15th century, in the meaning defined above

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enfeoff

transitive verb

en·feoff en-ˈfef, -ˈfēf

: to invest (a person) with a freehold estate by feoffment

Etymology

Anglo-French enfeoffer, from Old French en-, causative prefix + fief fief

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