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Word: Enfeoff
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enfeoffer, from Old French en- ‘in’ + fief ‘fief’. Compare with feoffment
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈfiːf
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈfɛf
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛnˈfiːf
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛnˈfɛf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(under the feudal system) give (someone) freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service
Short Definition:(under feudal system) give someone freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service
Examples:- he enfeoffed trustees with the lands
- the enfeoffed knights and overlords
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