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English 1 sense of the word enfeoffment:
NOUNcommunicationenfeoffmentunder the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service
Englishenfeoffment: 1 sense noun 1, communication
MeaningUnder the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderdeed, deed of conveyance, titleA legal document signed and sealed / sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
Catalaninfeudació
Verbsenfeoffput in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society

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