feoff

Noun
Synonyms: fief

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a piece of land held under the feudal systemSynonyms: fief
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Feoff \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. [1913 Webster]
Feoff \Feoff\, n. (Law) A fief. See Fief. [1913 Webster]
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