feoffment
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feoffment
- /ˈfiːfmənt/
- /ˈfɛfmənt/
Where it comes from
From Old French feoffement, fieffement. Compare Latin feoffamentum.
noun feoffments
- The grant of a feud or fee.
- A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession.
- The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed. Thanne symonye and cyuile · stonden forth bothe / And vnfoldeth þe feffement · þat fals hath ymaked.
Similar: enfeoffment
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noun
Similar: enfeoffment
Translations
Talk about this word "feoffment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/feoffment. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. feoffment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/feoffment "feoffment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/feoffment.Cite this
@misc{feoffment_2026,
title = {feoffment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/feoffment},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
