enfeoff

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From en- +‎ feoff.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɛf/, /ɛnˈfɛf/

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, to endow with a fief.
- 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin 2017, p. 331:
  Hereditary fiefs meant that the king could not refuse to enfeoff a legitimate, able-bodied heir, but renewal was still required for the successor to exercise any rights or functions associated with the fief.

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: inféodation (fr) f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: enfeudar (es)

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