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Dictionary: Feoff

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.

Feoff
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(Law) A fief. See Fief.


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IN BRIEF: n. - A piece of land held under the feudal system.

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Meaning #1: a piece of land held under the feudal system
  Synonym: fief


 
 
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