enfeoff

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society

Word Origin

enfeoff (v.)
c. 1400, based on Old French enfeffer, from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + feoff, variant of fief (n.). Related: Enfeoffment.

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