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enfeoff
(encz) | enfeoff, v: |
Enfeoff
(gcide) | Enfeoff \En*feoff"\ (?; see Feoff, 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Enfeoffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeoffing.] [Pref. en- +
feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.]
1. (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.
[1913 Webster]
2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
[The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity. --Shak. |
enfeoff
(wn) | enfeoff
v 1: 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" |
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enfeoffment
(encz) | enfeoffment, n: |
Enfeoff
(gcide) | Enfeoff \En*feoff"\ (?; see Feoff, 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Enfeoffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeoffing.] [Pref. en- +
feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.]
1. (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.
[1913 Webster]
2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
[The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity. --Shak. |
Enfeoffed
(gcide) | Enfeoff \En*feoff"\ (?; see Feoff, 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Enfeoffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeoffing.] [Pref. en- +
feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.]
1. (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.
[1913 Webster]
2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
[The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity. --Shak. |
Enfeoffing
(gcide) | Enfeoff \En*feoff"\ (?; see Feoff, 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Enfeoffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeoffing.] [Pref. en- +
feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.]
1. (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.
[1913 Webster]
2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
[The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity. --Shak. |
Enfeoffment
(gcide) | Enfeoffment \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.
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enfeoffment
(wn) | enfeoffment
n 1: under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was
given land in exchange for a pledge of service |
TO ENFEOFF
(bouvier) | TO ENFEOFF. To make a gift of any corporeal hereditaments to another. Vide
Feoffment.
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