feoffing

feoffing
fef n. feudal estate, land held on condition of service and loyalty to the feudal lord who granted it, fief v. enfeoff, reward with a fief, reward with a piece of land

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  • Feoffing — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Feoffed — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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