ENFEOFFING

Verb

enfeoffing

present participle of enfeoff

Source: Wiktionary


ENFEOFF

En*feoff" (; see Feoff, 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfeoffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeoffing.] Etym: [Pref. en- + feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.]

1. (Law)

Definition: To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with a fief or fee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate by the process of feoffment. Mozley & W.

2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.] [The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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