NOUN | communication | enfeoffment | under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service |
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Meaning | Under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | deed, deed of conveyance, title | A legal document signed and sealed / sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it |
Catalan | infeudació | |
Verbs | enfeoff | put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society |
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