feoff
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feoff
(fiːf) medieval historyn
(Historical Terms) a variant spelling of fief
vb
(Historical Terms) (tr) to invest with a benefice or fief
[C13: from Anglo-French feoffer, from feoff a fief]
ˈfeoffor, ˈfeoffer n
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feoff
(fɛf, fif)v.t.
to invest with a fief or fee; enfeoff.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French derivative of fief]
feof′for, feoff′er, n.
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feoff
fief.
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feoff
Past participle: feoffed
Gerund: feoffing
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| Noun | 1. | feoff - a piece of land held under the feudal system acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" |
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Translations
feoff
n (old, form, = land) → Lehen nt
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