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enfeoffment

noun
/ɪnˈfiːfmənt/

Etymology

From enfeoff + -ment.

  1. derived from *peḱu-✻ — “livestock, especially sheep or cattle”
  2. derived from enfeffer
  3. inherited from enfeffen,enfeoffen — “to grant (property, rights, etc.) under the feudal system”
  4. suffixed as enfeoffment — “enfeoff + ment”

Definitions

  1. The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land.

  2. The property or estate so transferred.

  3. The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA