English dictionary
enfeoff
/E/n'f/E/f/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society
ExamplesHe enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913