feoffment
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈfɛfmənt/
Noun

feoffment (plural feoffments)

  1. (legal) The grant of a feud or fee.
  2. (legal, UK) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession.
  3. (obsolete) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed.
    • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, II:
      Thanne symonye and cyuile · stonden forth bothe / And vnfoldeth þe feffement · þat fals hath ymaked.
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