enfeoff

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Verb

enfeoff (third-person singular simple present enfeoffs, present participle enfeoffing, simple past and past participle enfeoffed)

(transitive) To put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest; to transfer a fief to.

Derived terms

enfeoffment

Translations

to put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 分封 (zh) (fēnfēng), 分茅 (zh) (fēnmáo)
Dutch: belenen (nl)

Finnish: läänittää
French: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: enfeudar (es)

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