FEOFFMENT


Meaning of FEOFFMENT in English

[ 'fi:fm(ə)nt , 'fɛf- ]

■ noun (in feudal law) a grant of ownership of freehold property to someone.

Derivatives

feoffor 'fɛfə noun

Origin

ME: from an Anglo-Norman Fr. var. of OFr. fieffer 'put in legal possession', from fief (see fee and fief ).

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