enfeoff

(en fef′, -fēf′)

transitive verb

Law to invest with an estate held in fee

Origin: ME enfeffen (Anglo-Fr enfeoffer) < OFr enfeffer: see en- & fief

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See enfeoff in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb en·feoffed, en·feoff·ing, en·feoffs

To invest with a feudal estate or fee.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English enfeffen

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman enfeoffer

Origin: : Old French en-, causative pref.; see en-¹

Origin: + Old French fief, fief; see fee

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