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Definitions for enfeoff
ɛnˈfɛf, -ˈfifen·fe·off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. enfeoffverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. enfeoffverb

    To put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest; to transfer a fief to.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To ENFEOFFverb

    To invest with any dignities or possessions. A law term.

    Etymology: feoffamentum, low Latin.

    If the eldest son enfeoff the second, reserving homage, and that homage paid, and then the second son dies without issue, it will descend to the eldest as heir, and the seignory is extinct. Matthew Hale, Common Law of England.

Wikipedia

  1. enfeoff

    In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. This mechanism was later used to avoid restrictions on the passage of title in land by a system in which a landowner would give land to one person for the use of another. The common law of estates in land grew from this concept.

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  1. enfeoff

    Enfeoff is a term used in law that refers to the action or legal process of bestowing a freehold property or estate to someone, which is also known as a vassal, in exchange for a pledge of service. This was a common practice in the feudal system. The one who enfeoffs is called the 'enfeoffor' and the one who is granted the property is the 'enfeoffee'.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Enfeoffverb

    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

  2. Enfeoffverb

    to give in vassalage; to make subservient

  3. Etymology: [Pref. en- + feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Enfeoff

    en-fef′, v.t. to give a fief to: to invest with a possession in fee: to surrender.—n. Enfeoff′ment, act of enfeoffing: the deed which invests with the fee of an estate. [O. Fr. enfefferen-, and fief. See Fief, Feoff.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of enfeoff in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of enfeoff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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