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Enfeoffment

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Noun

1. enfeoffment

under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service

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Enfeoffment

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verb (transitive)
1. property law
to invest (a person) with possession of a freehold estate in land
2. 
(in feudal society) to take (someone) into vassalage by giving a fee or fief in return for certain services

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Enfeoffment

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verb transitive
Law
to invest with an estate held in fee

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Enfeoffment

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tr.v. en·feoffed, en·feoff·ing, en·feoffs
To invest with a feudal estate or fee.

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