ˈfefmənt, ˈfēf- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English feffement, feoffement, from Anglo-French, from feffer, feoffer, v. + -ment
1. : the granting of a feudal fee
2. : the act of granting a freehold estate in land by actual delivery of possession originally by livery of seizin
3. : a deed of enfeoffment