About The Word Feoff
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Feoff
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What's The Definition Of Feoff?
[n] a piece of land held under the feudal system
Synonyms | Synonyms for Feoff: fief Related Terms | Find terms related to Feoff: See Also | acres | demesne | estate | land | landed estate Feoff In Webster's Dictionary \Feoff\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feoffed}; p. pr. &
vb. n.. {Feoffing}.] [OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F.
fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See
{Fief}.] (Law)
To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal
hereditament to; to enfeoff.
\Feoff\, n. (Law) A fief. See {Fief}. |
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