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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Enfeoff (0.01035 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Enfeoff.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: enfeoff
enfeoff
v : 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”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Enfeoff
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.
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