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v. - Put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society.

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Usage examples (9)
  • With the dower-lands to enfeoff them that we gave for bridal right
  • Now the army officers are counting up those who have merits and think that the world is insufficient to enfeoff them all, so they fear that for a
  • The possessions which pertain to the support of my Archbishopric, I will not sell, nor give away, nor pledge, nor re-enfeoff, nor alienate in any way, without first...
  • Also, that they enfeoff William his son; in the manor of BevUham, with the hundred of Shoosewell, with re - mainder (in default of heirs male) to John, his son and heir;...
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