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feoffment
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feoffment
CIDE DICTIONARY
feoffment, n. [OF. feoffement, fieffement; cf. LL. feoffamentum.].
The grant of a feud or fee. Burrill.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
feoffment, n. hist. a mode of conveying a freehold estate by a formal transfer of possession.
Derivative
feoffee n. feoffor n.
Etymology
ME f. AF feoffement, rel. to FEE
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