HyperDic: enfeoff

English > 1 sense of the word enfeoff:
VERBpossessionenfeoffput in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society
English > enfeoff: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaningput in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody with something
Example"He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland"
Broadergivetransfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
Nounsenfeoffmentunder the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service

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