About The Word Feoffment
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Feoffment
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What's The Definition Of Feoffment?Synonyms | Synonyms for Feoffment: Related Terms | Find terms related to Feoffment: See Also | Feoffment In Webster's Dictionary \Feoff"ment\, n. [OF. feoffement, fieffement; cf. LL.
feoffamentum.] (Law)
(a) The grant of a feud or fee.
(b) (Eng. Law) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other
corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery
of possession. --Burrill.
(c) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments
are conveyed. [Obs. in the U.S., Rare in Eng.]
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