Feoffment - Wikipedia In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment ˈ f ɛ f m ən t or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service
ENFEOFFMENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ENFEOFF is to invest with a fief or fee Middle English enfeoffen, from Anglo-French enfeffer, enfeoffer, from en-+ fé, fief fief
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Enfeoffment | Encyclopedia. com In oldenglish law, an enfeoffment was a transfer of property by which the new owner was given both the right to sell the land and the right to pass it on to heirs, evidenced by livery of seisin, a ceremony for transferring the possession of real property from one individual to another
enfeoffment - Wiktionary, the free dictionary enfeoffment (countable and uncountable, plural enfeoffments) (law, common law) The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land (law, common law) The property or estate so transferred (law, common law) The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate
ENFEOFFMENT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary enfeoffment in British English noun 1 property law the act or process of investing a person with possession of a freehold estate in land 2 (in feudal society) the act of taking someone into vassalage by giving them a fee or fief in return for certain services The word enfeoffment is derived from enfeoff, shown below