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Feoff

Feoff Meaning & Definition
Feoff Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Feoff?

[n] a piece of land held under the feudal system

Synonyms | Synonyms for Feoff: fief

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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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