enfeoffment

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enfeoffment

  • /ɪnˈfiːfmənt/
  • /ɪnˈfɛfmənt/

noun enfeoffments · infeoffment

  1. common, countable, uncountable The act or process of transferring possession and ownership of an estate in land.
  2. common, countable, uncountable The property or estate so transferred.
  3. common, countable, uncountable The instrument or deed by which one obtains such property or estate.

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noun act or process of transferring possession of land

Españolinfeudación, enfeudación
한국어분봉 bunbong, 수여 suyeo
日本語分封 bunpō
中文分封 fēnfēng
Françaisinféodation

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@misc{enfeoffment_2026,
  title = {enfeoffment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enfeoffment},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}