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infeftment

infeftment noun: synonym of exit. Also the alternative form of enfeoffment.

Noun

infeftment (countable and uncountable, plural infeftments)

  1. (rare) Synonym of exit.
    • We were hearing the parties in a long, crucial case, before the fifteen; Creech was moving at some length for an infeftment; when I saw Glenkindie lean forward to Hermiston with his hand over his mouth and make him a secret communication.a. 1895 (date written), Robert Louis Stevenson, “Opinions of the Bench”, in S[idney] C[olvin], editor, Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance, London: Chatto and Windus […], published 1896, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    exit

Also used as

infeftment is also the alternative form of enfeoffment.

Synonyms of infeftment

Forms of infeftment

pluralinfeftments

Questions about infeftment

What does infeftment mean?
Infeftment means synonym of exit.
What part of speech is infeftment?
Infeftment is a noun.
What is the plural of infeftment?
The plural of infeftment is infeftments.

Words near infeftment in the dictionary

  1. infeffing
  2. infeffs
  3. infeft
  4. infefted
  5. infefting
  6. infeftment
  7. infeftments
  8. infefts
  9. infelicific
  10. infelicities
  11. infelicitous

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