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feoffment

/ˈfiːfmənt/

feoffment noun: the grant of a feud or fee.

Noun

feoffment (plural feoffments)

  1. The grant of a feud or fee.
  2. (UK) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession.
  3. (obsolete) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed.
    • Thanne symonye and cyuile · stonden forth bothe / And vnfoldeth þe feffement · þat fals hath ymaked.c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section II

Synonyms of feoffment

Forms of feoffment

pluralfeoffments

Origin of feoffment

From Old French feoffement, fieffement. Compare Latin feoffamentum.

Questions about feoffment

What does feoffment mean?
Feoffment means the grant of a feud or fee.
What part of speech is feoffment?
Feoffment is a noun.
How do you pronounce feoffment?
Feoffment is pronounced /ˈfiːfmənt/.
What is the plural of feoffment?
The plural of feoffment is feoffments.

Words near feoffment in the dictionary

  1. feoffeeship
  2. feoffeeships
  3. feoffer
  4. feoffers
  5. feoffing
  6. feoffment
  7. feoffments
  8. feoffor
  9. feoffors
  10. feoffs
  11. feofor

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