enfeoff Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society
- He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland
WordNet
En*feoff" transitive verb
Etymology
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Definitions
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(Law) 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. -
To give in vassalage; to make subservient. Obs.[The king]
enfeoffed himself to popularity. Shak.