ENFEOFFMENT

enfeoffment

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enfeoffment (countable and uncountable, plural enfeoffments)

(law, common law) The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land.

(law, common law) The property or estate so transferred.

(law, common law) The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.

Synonyms

• feoffment

Source: Wiktionary


En*feoff"ment, n. (Law) (a) The act of enfeoffing. (b) The instrument or deed by which one is invested with the fee of an estate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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