- Feoff
- Feoff \Feoff\, n. (Law) A fief. See {Fief}. [1913 Webster]
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Feoff — (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feoffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Feoffing}.] [OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F. fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See {Fief}.] (Law) To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feoff — / fef, fēf/ vt [Anglo French feoffer, from fie fief fief]: enfeoff Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
feoff — [fef, fēf] vt. [Early ME feoffen < Anglo Fr feoffer < OFr fieuffer, fieffer < fieu, fief: see FEE] Historical ENFEOFF n. var. of FIEF feoffment n. feoffor n. feoffer … English World dictionary
feoff|ee — «fehf EE, feef », noun. a person who is invested with a feudal estate … Useful english dictionary
feoff — en·feoff; en·feoff·ment; feoff; feoff·ee; feoff·ment; feoff·er; … English syllables
feoff — n. heritable land granted by feudal lord; lord s right in such land. ♦ feoffee n. person to whom feoff is granted. ♦ feoffor, ♦ feoffer, n. grantor of feoff. ♦ feoffment, n. grant of feoff … Dictionary of difficult words
feoff — noun /fif/ (say feef) 1. a fee (def. 4) or estate in land held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations. 2. a territory held in fee. –verb (t) /fɛf/ (say fef), /fif/ (say feef) 3. to invest with a feoff; enfeoff. {Middle… …
feoff — [[t]fɛf, fif[/t]] v. t. why to invest with a fief or fee; enfeoff • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < AF, OF der. of fief feof′for, feoff′er, n … From formal English to slang
feoff|ment — «FEHF muhnt, FEEF », noun. the act of investing with a fief or fee … Useful english dictionary
feoff — feoffor, feoffer, n. /fef, feef/, v.t. to invest with a fief or fee; enfeoff. [1250 1300; ME feoffen < AF fe(o)ffer, OF fiefer, deriv. of fief FIEF] * * * … Universalium
